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Netflix streaming video for TiVo

October 30, 2008 — 12:36pm ET | By Pete Wylie

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Netflix and TiVo announced today that Netflix will begin streaming movies and TV episodes directly to TiVo boxes by the end of 2008. A beta test of the service will go in to effect for select customers immediately. A full launch of the service is slated for December.

DirecTV and Series 2 TiVo users will be left out unfortunately, but all other TiVo box owners will have access to the service, according to the release. Also, customers who already subscribe to both Netflix and TiVo will not have to pay any extra fee for the direct streaming.

"For Netflix and TiVo subscribers, this collaboration offers a fabulously easy way to enhance the enjoyment of watching movies in the comfort of their living rooms," said Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix, in a release. "Subscribers to Netflix and TiVo are avid movie watchers and this combination gives them immediate access to all of the great content available through TiVo and the thousands of additional choices available to be streamed instantly from Netflix."

The TiVo deal is another in a series of partnerships Netflix has announced in recent weeks, as the company diversifies from its original (U.S. Postal) mail-based movie delivery service. It announced a content partnership with Starz that upped its library of streaming movies earlier this month, and launched instant streaming capabilities for Apple computers this week.

For more:
- see the joint release here