Scott Greczkowski
02-05-03, 10:34 AM
TiVo mutes sales in Britain
By Matthew Broersma
Special to CNET News.com
February 5, 2003, 8:09 AM PT
TiVo, the digital video recorder company, has confirmed that it is scaling down its business in the United Kingdom, and has stopped manufacturing its DVR set-top boxes for sale there.
The company quietly pulled the plug on many of its U.K. operations last month, and stopped selling its DVR equipment. "Unfortunately we no longer have any stock of the Thomson Digital Video Recorder. This is as a result of Thomson's contract to manufacture the units for the U.K. market coming to an end," the company said in a statement.
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By Matthew Broersma
Special to CNET News.com
February 5, 2003, 8:09 AM PT
TiVo, the digital video recorder company, has confirmed that it is scaling down its business in the United Kingdom, and has stopped manufacturing its DVR set-top boxes for sale there.
The company quietly pulled the plug on many of its U.K. operations last month, and stopped selling its DVR equipment. "Unfortunately we no longer have any stock of the Thomson Digital Video Recorder. This is as a result of Thomson's contract to manufacture the units for the U.K. market coming to an end," the company said in a statement.
Read the rest at http://news.com.com/2100-1040-983432.html?tag=fd_top