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TiVo

American  
[tee-voh] / ˈti voʊ /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of digital video recorder and subscription-based service used chiefly for recording television programs.


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We were poised to, but TiVo overnight took all the advertising money out of our budget.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

People were fast forwarding through all the commercials because they were watching it on TiVo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But this month brought a double blow: First, TiVo announced it would no longer sell its physical DVR products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

He hasn’t watched live television in about a decade, using his TiVo to fast forward through commercials or speed past analysts’ banter during sports games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

My dad says he misses me this week, which really just means he’s sad about having to TiVo The Bachelor.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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