Submitted by johnh on June 10, 2004 - 12:07.

Yesterday a sudden flurry of postings about how TiVo could possibly be planning to deliver TV online. One of the odd things about living in the UK is that you forget that people in other countries don't necessarily know the things you know.

So:

1. We already have this service
2. It's called HomeChoice. It's DSL-based.
3. It's been going for about 4 years
4. Neither TiVo nor Netflix can afford to replicate it without either stock dilution, large investment or a big-ass partnership deal. Cost of subscriber acquisition here runs to about £400 per home before marketing. [eek]

You may now return to your US-centric worldview...

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