Broadcom Powers TiVo's New Ultra HD Set-top Box Solution

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBC 2014 --

News Highlights:

• Expands TiVo's advanced integration of linear TV, on demand and over-the-top (OTT) streaming content onto Broadcom's latest platforms
• Brings TiVo experience to an Ultra HD-ready platform, critical as 4k content becomes more widely available
• Broadcom decoding delivers vivid live-action viewing with 60 frames-per-second resolution and 10-bit color for Ultra HD content

Broadcom Corporation BRCM, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it will power TiVo's Ultra HD set-top box technology. Broadcom and TiVo TIVO, a global leader in the advanced television entertainment market, will demonstrate TiVo's new Ultra HD set-top box technology that can deliver 4X the resolution of traditional 1080p60 HD displays at IBC, September 12-16, RAI Amsterdam, in Broadcom's booth 2.C25. For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.

"This new offering builds on the ongoing collaboration between Broadcom and TiVo, including our work on the TiVo® Series4 and TiVo Roamio^™ DVRs," said Rich Nelson, Broadcom Senior Vice President of Marketing, Broadband & Connectivity Group. "As a leading provider of silicon for Ultra HD technology, Broadcom's BCM7445 SoC will allow TiVo to display life-like resolution speeds of 60 frames per second (4Kp60) and richer color gradation with the10-bit Rec 2020 color standard."

"TiVo is committed to bringing the ultimate viewing experience to our customers, delivering all video content to any room and any screen with the only user experience that allows consumers to easily discover content whether it is linear, On Demand, or over-the-top. With Broadcom, we can deliver the stunning picture quality and color clarity of Ultra HD to our subscribers worldwide," said Jeff Klugman, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Products and Revenue, TiVo. "Demonstrating our 4k capabilities with Broadcom at IBC marks an important next step in our bringing Ultra HD to consumers everywhere."

Broadcom and TiVo Demonstration Details

• Decoding provided by Broadcom's flagship video decoder system-on-a-chip (SoC), the BCM7445, with high efficiency video codec (HEVC) compression, 60 frame-per-second resolution and 10-bit color standard
• TiVo's TV Everywhere and multi-room solutions feature an award-winning user interface and access to integrated linear TV, On Demand and OTT streaming content all in one simple search

Availability

Broadcom's BCM7445 Ultra HD SoC is currently in volume production. 

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation BRCM, a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments.  With the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by connecting everything®.  For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.

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Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, TiVo's future set-top box technology enabling the delivery of streaming and linear 4K video content. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "may," "will," "would," "intend," "plan," or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause TiVo's actual results to differ materially include delays in development, competitive service offerings and lack of market acceptance, as well as the other potential factors described under "Risk Factors" in TiVo's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including TiVo's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014, TiVo's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the periods ended April 30, 2014 and July 31, 2014, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update its forward-looking statements contained in this release.

SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband & Cable