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| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| Nasdaq: TIVO | |
| Industry |
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| Predecessor | TiVo Inc. |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founders |
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| Defunct | May 29, 2020 |
| Fate | Merged with Xperi |
| Successor | Xperi |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| US$826,456,000[1] (December 31, 2017) | |
| Total assets |  US$3,163,678,000 (December 31, 2017) |
Number of employees | 1,700+ (2017) |
| Website | tivo |
TiVo Corporation, formerly known as the Rovi Corporation and Macrovision Solutions Corporation, was an American technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. Now operating as Xperi, the company is primarily involved in licensing its intellectual property within the consumer electronics industry, including digital rights management, electronic program guide software, and metadata. The company holds over 6,000 pending and registered patents.[2] The company also provides analytics and recommendation platforms for the video industry.
In 2016, Rovi acquired digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc., and renamed itself TiVo Corporation. On May 30, 2019, TiVo announced the appointment of Dave Shull as the company's new president and CEO.
On December 19, 2019, TiVo merged with Xperi;[3] the combined firm operates as Xperi.[4]
- ^ "XNAS:ROVI Rovi Corp Annual Report 8-K Filling". www.snl.com. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Dec. 2019/completed June 2020 Todd Spangler (December 19, 2019). "TiVo to Merge With Entertainment-Tech Firm Xperi in $3 Billion Deal".