Comporium Adds TiVo® Premiere to Cable TV Product Portfolio

By Comporium Staff | Wed, 2 Feb 2011

ROCK HILL, S.C. - (Feb. 2, 2011) - Comporium announced today that it is leasing the TiVo Premiere box, which delivers Comporium digital cable chanels, including high definition (HD), and Internet video on demand.

With the TiVo Premiere, customers can record up to 45 hours of HD and access Internet content including:

xC2xB7 YouTube™ videos

xC2xB7 BLOCKBUSTER® On Demand

xC2xB7 Amazon Video On Demand

xC2xB7 Pandora® Internet Radio

xC2xB7 Plus lots of music, photos and more right on your TV!

"We are thrilled to provide the TiVo Premiere to our customers because of award-winning user experience and access to millions of broadband entertainment choices delivered directly to customers' televisions," said Comporium's Glenn McFadden, executive vice president and COO.

Comporium is leasing the first unit for $16.95, which is $10 more per month than the first traditional HD DVR box. Each additional TiVo Premiere leases for $16.95 per month, but that is only $4 more than an additional HD DVR box. Comporium says that customers who order the TiVo Premiere have no upfront cost or term commitment and will be paying a competitive monthly rate.

"Many people seeking the ultimate digital entertainment experience are going to find the TiVo Premiere box to be a real value because of its access to thousands of movies, music, web videos, photos and more," McFadden added.

With the TiVo Premiere, Comporium customers will be able to access movies and TV shows from TiVo online partners like Amazon Video On Demand and BLOCKBUSTER On Demand. They can also stream music from Pandora, Rhapsody, Music Choice or Live 365. For the advanced features that TiVo Premiere offers, Comporium cable TV customers will need to subscribe to the company's HD DVR service, High-Speed Internet and have either a wired or wireless connection.

Comporium cable TV customers will be able to enjoy multi-room DVR viewing of recorded content with two or more TiVo boxes and will also have the ability to remotely schedule online or from a mobile-enabled wireless phone or data plan for select smartphones (e.g., iPhone, Blackberry Torch).

Comporium has been testing the TiVo Premiere for several months following its arrangement with Evolution Digital, which is an authorized provider with TiVo, Inc. Evolution Digital already provided Comporium with its low-cost DTA converter when Comporium upgraded its Basic Plus tier to digital from analog in 2009. Evolution Digital is now selling TiVo Premiere boxes to more than 30 cable operators throughout North America.

For anyone interested in leasing the TiVo Premiere, they need to contact one of Comporium's retail locations and reserve the number of units they want. Comporium will perform the setup and make it available for pickup at the customers' location of choice (or choose to have the boxes installed by a technician for a fee). The primary Comporium numbers are as follows:

About Evolution Digital, LLC

Evolution Digital, LLC was formed to provide cost-effective solutions for small-to-medium size cable operators. By using Evolution Digital's low-cost DTA converter, operators can reclaim analog bandwidth and use that additional bandwidth to enhance their HD and high-speed data offerings. Evolution Digital provides products to prepare the market for next generation, "over-the-top" content as TV and high speed data merge. www.evolutionbb.com.

About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at www.tivo.com and through third-party retailers. TiVo also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite and broadcasting companies. Since its founding, TiVo has evolved into the ultimate single solution media center by combining its patented DVR technologies and universal cable box capabilities with the ability to aggregate, search, and deliver millions of pieces of broadband, cable, and broadcast content directly to the television. An economical, one-stop-shop for in-home entertainment, TiVo's intuitive functionality and ease of use puts viewers in control by enabling them to effortlessly navigate the best digital entertainment content available through one box, with one remote, and one user interface, delivering the most dynamic user experience on the market today. TiVo also continues to weave itself into the fabric of the media industry by providing interactive advertising solutions and audience research and measurement ratings services to the television industry www.tivo.com

About Comporium

The Comporium group of companies provides a full spectrum of telecommunications and related services in York County and Lancaster County, making one-stop shopping available; thus, making customers' lives easier. Please visit www.comporium.com for more information.