Armstrong Utilities is the latest mid-size MSO to throw in its lot with TiVo, relying on the vendor for multi-screen delivery of combined linear, recorded, and over the top (OTT) TV, along with video on demand.
Armstrong has signed up for TiVo’s cloud-based service, using the Pace MG1 whole-home gateway DVR and Pace MI3 IP STB client and TiVo Stream, as well as TiVo’s iOS and Android mobile applications.
Armstrong plans on an early 2015 launch of the co-branded products as part of Armstrong’s bundled services offered primarily to residential and businesses subscribers across Pennsylvania.
Armstrong provides television, high-speed Internet and telephone service to customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland, and is America’s 14th largest cable television provider. Neither company commented on expansion of the deal to cover Armstrong subscribers in the MSO’s markets outside Pennsylvania.
TiVo has deals in place with roughly half of the top 20 cable operators in the nation, including Cable One, Mediacom Communications, RCN, Grande Communications, GCI and Midcontinent Communications. The DVR pioneer also has deals in place with Comcast, Charter Communications and Virgin Media.
Armstrong president Jeff Ross said, “We have always been committed to providing our customers with the best television experience possible. Our decision to offer TiVo-powered solutions so they can get the content they want on any screen, wherever they are, is representative of that commitment. “
Thomas Elam, TiVo’s Vice President and General Manager of its US Service Provider Business, said, “Our partnership with Armstrong is a perfect example of how mid-size operators are increasingly looking to TiVo to deliver a proven, advanced, cost-efficient and quickly-deployable television solution to help them meet changing viewing habits and stay competitive in the communities they serve. We are confident that Armstrong’s new offerings powered by TiVo will be a hit with subscribers.”
