TiVo enters licensing deal with Roku, giving the streaming platform access to patent portfolio

TiVo said on Wednesday it has signed a multi-year licensing deal with TV streaming platform Roku for intellectual property. The deal covers the TiVo and Rovi. patent portfolio and the over-the-top assets from the Intellectual Ventures patent portfolio under its licensing partnership with TiVo signed in February. Roku also has the option to access TiVo’s entertainment metadata and other products to help power search and navigation. – Trey Williams, MarketWatch http://ift.tt/2p8SjJA