TDS Selects TiVo Next-Gen Platform To Deliver Video Solution

TDS Telecom has selected TiVo Corporation's Next-Gen Platform to deliver a video solution to its customers.

TiVo's Next-Gen Platform will allow TDS to deliver hyper-personalisation,
advanced search and recommendations, voice control, seamless discovery
across linear, over-the-top, on-demand and cloud DVR platforms, with superior multiscreen capabilties via a cloud-based, device-agnostic service. The new solution willhelp TDS reduce churn and drive customer engagement.

"TiVo's Next-Gen Platform helps TDS deliver the very best in entertainment to our customers," said Julie Maiers, vice president, Marketing & Product Development, TDS Telecom. "TDS is committed to the advancement of innovation, and TiVo's industry leading solutions bring us the rapid feature velocity and agility to stay ahead of the competition in an ever-changing media landscape."

"We are thrilled to partner with TDS Telecom and bring our industry-leading innovations and must-have features to their customers," said Michael Hawkey, senior vice senior vice president and general manager, User Experience, TiVo. "TiVo's robust product portfolio provides the flexibility, scalability and next-gen IPTV services that will enable TDS Telecom to better anticipate and address constantly evolving consumer behaviours and needs."

TDS's video solution will include a full suite of IPTV solutions, including IPVOD, IP linear, start-over/catch-up and network DVR. Nokia is providing the end-to-end content delivery solution, including its market leading Velocix Media Delivery Platform and Origin Server.

"We're delighted to be working closely with TiVo and TDS Telecom to deliver a truly compelling entertainment experience to TDS subscribers," said Scott Cohen, Vice President of Sales for Nokia. "The combination of Nokia's Velocix content delivery software and TiVo's User Experience is an ideal choice for anyone interested in a pre-integrated, best-of-breed IP video solution that can power cloud DVR, linear, and video on demand services on every consumer screen."

TiVo's Next-Gen Platform will power a consistent experience across a host of clients including managed Android TV STBs and unmanaged consumer-owned streamer devices such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices. 

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