There's more to TiVo
The company proved it last night in a terrific second-quarter report. Sales jumped 19% year over year, and the $0.17 net loss per share was smaller than anticipated. The centerpiece of the report was $15.6 million in technology-license revenue, more than double the year-ago figure, and now a solid one-fourth of TiVo's total sales.
These software and technology licenses are very important to TiVo's future. Sure, the company is still selling set-top boxes, but the subscriber numbers are dwindling in that segment, and management clearly has its sights set elsewhere.
As an example of TiVo's softer strategy, Virgin Media
That said, hardware isn't entirely a thing of the past. TiVo is currently manufacturing satellite TV boxes for DIRECTV
All of this adds up to the biggest one-day jump TiVo has seen since April, when shares moved 51% overnight on a legal settlement. Its long-running intellectual property battle with DISH Network
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