RCN Corporation has announced the launch of TiVo Premiere from RCN in Chicago. A true one-stop-shop for entertainment, the
TiVo Premiere box offers RCN’s customers a universe of television and broadband delivered entertainment all accessible
through one box, one remote and one user interface.
RCN is the first all-digital TV and broadband provider to have TiVo as its primary provider of DVRs. Beginning with
Washington, D.C. in May, RCN has rapidly rolled out TiVo Premiere to all of its markets including New York City, Boston,
Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, PA, and now Chicago.
This co-branded, uniquely configured product for RCN’s residential customers goes dramatically beyond the traditional DVR,
combining digital TV with a universe of broadband delivered entertainment. With built-in broadband capabilities, customers
get entertainment from a variety of sources including the ability to access RCN’s Video On Demand (VOD) library, rent movies
from broadband video on demand providers, watch YouTube videos, stream music and more. Additionally, TiVo Premiere can access
music, photos and movies saved on a personal computer.
“Due to the overwhelming number of positive customer responses we’ve received with the rollout of the TiVo Premiere for RCN
across other markets, we are very excited to launch it in our Chicago market ahead of schedule,” said Tom McKay, general
manager of RCN Chicago. “Customers who have been using the system are already giving a thumbs up to TiVo Premiere’s ability
to connect to the Internet, schedule recordings remotely and for its increased storage capacity — all of which are simply
unmatched by other cable providers in Chicago.”
“We are very excited that the TiVo Premiere from RCN is now available in all of RCN’s markets,” said David Sandford, VP and
GM of TiVo’s service provider business. “With this offering, RCN customers have access to an experience no other operator
currently provides, combining traditional television programming with cable video on demand and the rapidly expanding world
of online content. This is a true one-stop-shop for all of your television entertainment.”
Features offered include:
– Vast Video On Demand and Music Library: Access thousands of hours of
VOD from RCN, as well as broadband content options such as
YouTube, Rhapsody and more.
– Integrated search: Instantly scans across all programs — TV, VOD and
online content — to find exactly what a user wants to watch.
– Interactive applications: Allow viewers to access local news, sports
and weather, as well as Facebook and Twitter(TM), right from the TV.
– Automatic recordings: Records a user’s favorite shows each week automatically with TiVo’s Season Pass
Recordings; plus TiVo WishList finds programs based on the
user’s interests and records them whenever they’re on.
– Remote scheduling: Search for shows and schedule recordings from the
Web or from a mobile phone at http://m.tivo.com.
– TiVoToGo transfers: Take shows anywhere by transferring them from the
TiVo DVR to a laptop, media device or smart phone.*
– Multi-room viewing: Record a show on one TiVo DVR and watch it on
another in the house.
– Control live TV: Allows pause, rewind, slow-mo and instant replay
functions from live TV.
– Content storage: Records up to 45 hours of high-definition (HD)
programming or up to 400 hours of standard-definition programming –
that’s more than 16 days of content!
– Full HD support: 1080p and 1080i HD formats are fully supported.
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