NDS/DirecTV DVR Out in Mid-2005

[Gregg Lengling]

A DVR deal between NDS Group and DirecTV may be around the corner, and some are speculating what that may mean for DirecTV's current DVR partner TiVo, USA Today reported Monday.

The newspaper said a NDS DVR for DirecTV could debut in mid-2005, and possibly as early as April. TiVo wouldn't comment about the NDS talk to USA Today, but the company told analysts last week to watch out for what could end up being vaporware from the TV technology company.

NDS has said in the past that it's working with DirecTV to develop and launch a DVR system for the satellite TV company, yet the news Monday propelled more talk about a pending deal between the two companies, both of which are controlled by News Corp. (For previous SkyREPORT stories on NDS and DirecTV partnering, see:

http://www.skyreport.com/viewskyreport.cfm?ReleaseID=1521, and http://www.skyreport.com/viewskyreport.cfm?ReleaseID=1452).