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To: DiViT who wrote (38083)	1/7/1999 2:23:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

I saw the TiVO comment too, and I scanned the article several times for a reference. Very curious... maybe Philips deleted something about TiVO from the press release during editing and forgot to remove the comment.

To: DiViT who wrote (38083)	1/7/1999 4:21:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Philips/TiVo.................................... zdnet.com Satellite Television Goes Interactive By Karen J. Bannan January 7, 1999 3:35 PM ET EchoStar Technology and Royal Philips Electronics this week made the leap into the interactive realm, separately announcing deals that give direct broadcast satellite users access to time-shift programming and Internet connectivity. The announcements may help satellite providers catch up with cable providers and give them a more competitive edge, analysts said. Royal Philips Electronics on Wednesday announced strategic relationships with direct broadcast satellite provider DirecTV and interactive television software provider TiVo that will give users access to time-shifted television, data services and e-commerce capabilities, officials said. The new service, called Personal TV, will be included in several TV-ready products including DirecTV receivers. The Personal TV products are expected to hit stores this year, with the first product - a Personal TV receiver that is designed to capture up to 10 hours of programming at a time, much like a digital VCR - expected to ship in March. Additional products, including an Advanced Television Systems Committee digital television standard-compliant receiver, will ship later this year. Pricing is expected to start in the $400 range. Meanwhile, EchoStar today announced an agreement with Microsoft's WebTV Networks that will give EchoStar's Model 7100 satellite receiver users who subscriber to the DISH Network access to the WebTV service. The new service will combine the WebTV experience with digital video recording capabilities, video games and an advanced electronic program guide, WebTV officials said. The receiver, which is scheduled to be available in the spring, will ship with a multigigabyte hard drive that will enable the additional services. Pricing is expected to be set at $499. "The EchoStar 7100 satellite receiver is a milestone in the history of television," said Steve Perlman, president and co-founder of WebTV Networks in a statement. "The satellite's broadband delivery capability, combined with a massive disk drive, frees viewers from a fixed TV broadcast schedule, allowing them to watch what they want, when they want. This capability is seamlessly integrated with the WebTV Plus service, expanding the viewing experience with high-speed Internet access and interactive television." One analyst said this puts satellite service right back into the race with cable providers. "People have been overlooking the satellite space. This proves these guys can compete in the market space and possibly take share from the cable providers," said Sean Kaldor, vice president of International Data Corp.'s Consumer Device division.