TiVo Corporation

TiVo Corporation
Formerly	Macrovision Solutions Corporation (1983–2009); Rovi Corporation (2009–2016);
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: TIVO
Industry	Digital entertainment technology; Digital video recorders;
Predecessor	TiVo Inc.
Founded	1983
Founders	Victor Farrow; John O. Ryan;
Defunct	May 29, 2020
Fate	Merged with Xperi
Successor	Xperi
Headquarters	San Jose, California, U.S.
Net income	US$826,456,000 (December 31, 2017)
Total assets	US$3,163,678,000 (2017-12-31)
Number of employees	1,700+ (2017)
Website	tivo.com

TiVo Corporation, formerly known as the Rovi Corporation and Macrovision Solutions Corporation, was an American technology company. Headquartered in San Jose, California, 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. 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; the combined firm operates as Xperi.

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