TiVo Expands Multiyear Licensing Agreements With Sharp, Vodafone

TiVo extended its multiyear licensing agreement with Sharp for its G-Guide HTML, G-Guide xD and remote schedule recording service across compatible TVs and Ultra HD Blu-ray recorders in the Japanese market, said the licensor Tuesday. The renewal allows Sharp to continue delivering the TiVo interactive program guides to viewers in Japan. The renewal with Sharp includes an expanded multiyear license to TiVo’s patent portfolios, enabling the TV maker to build customizable content discovery services across its devices, including Sharp products worldwide. The Xperi subsidiary also extended and expanded multiyear agreements with Vodafone, giving the telecom company access to its content discovery, conversational voice and data analytics products for the Europe and Africa markets, it said.