RealNetworks’ Rhapsody music service will become available to TiVo’s 10-12 million United States users, under a new deal to be announced today.
Real’s Rhapsody will allow TiVo users to sign up for the $13 per month service and listen to the more than 3.5 million songs from their TiVo DVR streamed on demand.
TiVo has previously inked content distribution deals with Amazon’s Unbox and Podshow.
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good , but i cannot visit techcrunch.com,i must use a web proxy site to visit it.you had block my ip?why?
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I have no idea, news to me. Maybe check with your ISP or workplace, it sounds like a corporate firewall to me
Yeah I had a bit of trouble getting into TC also but it’s obviously ok now.
well it works fine for me
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Real is one dead horse, they should really stop beating it!
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I have been a a big Tivo guy and I can not see this gaining much traction. This will cost 126 bucks per year and doesnt seem to offer much more to us users. I can currently stream music from my computer through the Tivo and my home stereo for free.
I wish they would of looked at a partnership deal with Pandora, it seems like the announcement of this deal probably kills any hope of that.
@6: It’s not just $126 a year for the TiVo music. It’s the normal subscription, which gives you access from any computer. This just adds in access from your TV.
Love Tivo - but I don’t get the utility of having your video device play music.
I’m supposed to keep my 42″ TV on constantly so I can listen to music?
Seems like awfully big hammer for such a small nail.
Call me crazy, but Tivo should focusing on what they do well - delivering video. If I could play YouTube video’s on my Tivo, I’d get 10x the value of all their other network services combined.