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TiVo Launches "New Music Tuesdays"

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Where did they get the idea?

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040609/sfw008a_1.html

Best Buy and TiVo to Provide Subscribers 'New Music Tuesdays'
Wednesday June 9, 11:10 am ET

Each Week TiVo(R) Series2(TM) Subscribers Can Sample New Music From Best Buy's 'New Releases'

NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO - News) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY - News), the nation's leading specialty retailer of digital technology and entertainment products and services, have teamed up to deliver to TiVo Series2 subscribers new music from today's most popular artists. The first in a series of new music releases available to TiVo subscribers will be music from Universal Music Group. TiVo Series2 subscribers with a broadband connection can now take advantage of the home media features included in the service to stream select new music releases beginning today.

"TiVo's new home media features provide Best Buy with a creative way to promote artists' new releases and expand our reach to consumers," said Jennifer Schaidler, vice president of Music at Best Buy. "We are excited to be able to offer this unique service to TiVo subscribers."

"We are thrilled to be able to offer our subscribers more ways to access digital content they love, in the comfort of their living room," said Brodie Keast, executive vice president and general manager, TiVo service. "TiVo's home media features make it easy and convenient for Series2 subscribers to sample new music each week from Best Buy's new releases."

New TiVo Service Features

As of today, TiVo Series2 subscribers can do more things the TiVo way -- easily and effortlessly. Now with home media features included in the standard TiVo subscription rate, all TiVo Series2 subscribers with a broadband connection can automatically use these new service features to schedule recordings from the Internet, move content between two or more TiVo Series2 boxes in the home, and enjoy digital music and photos in their full glory on the big screen or home stereo in the living room. The TiVo service is available for $12.95/month for the first DVR and $6.95/month for each additional DVR in the same household, or for a one-time product lifetime fee of $299 for each DVR.*