DVD rental firm Netflix and personal video recording giant TiVo are linking up to provide movie downloads, reports Newsweek.
"Netflix and TiVo want this digital nirvana to arrive as soon as possible, and they are about to join forces to make it happen. Later this month, NEWSWEEK has learned, the companies plan to unveil a simple but significant partnership that could shake up the media world.
"Subscribers who belong to both services will be able to download their Netflix DVDs over the Internet directly into the TiVo boxes in their homes, instead of receiving them in the mail.
"Spokespeople at the companies refused to comment on what they called rumor. But an insider who was close to the negotiations says the straightforward partnership is all but a done deal."
Comment: If this is correct, it could herald a real revolution in the way we use our televisions - and it might happen faster than most people would have expected.
It's a shame that TiVo never took off in the UK - SkyPlus has that market, for now at least - but the prospect of downloading movies straight to your set could really be a development that pushes entertainment convergence to the next level.
