Publications
Publications
- October 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- HBS Case Collection
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005
By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Barbara Mack
Abstract
In the late 1990s, TiVo pioneered the digital video recorder (DVR), a new consumer electronics category. By 2005, the company was the clear leader in technology and installed base. It had also built extraordinary loyalty among its customers. However, TiVo lost a half billion dollars since its founding and was now facing new, fierce competition from satellite and cable providers. Explores the strategic challenges facing TiVo and the potential strategic options for fending off its competitive threats and reversing its financial fortunes.
Keywords
Technological Innovation; Competition; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Television Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry
Citation
Yoffie, David B., Pai-Ling Yin, and Barbara Mack. "Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-421, October 2005. (Revised March 2006.)