Google For Tivo Rumor Makes The Rounds Again

The Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) / TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) partnership rumors we mentioned the other day continued today, following comments from Buisness 2.0 editor on CNBC. The editor said Google and Tivo are essentialy in the same business (helping people find want they want, without the clutter). He said Google could apply its ad model to monitize TiVo. The CNBC commentor on the segment mentions Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) and Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) as other Google targets. Link to CNBC the Video

TiVo/Apple Rumor? What About TiVo/Google?

The blogosphere is running wild with rumors Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) will announce some type of licensing deal with TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) at MacWorld, which could be related to iTV. Link

Many are calling the deal unlikely.

We also heard Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) may look to partner with TiVo.

Shares of TiVo are down 4%, suggesting traders see little chance of either happening.

TiVo (TIVO) Continues to Struggle, But Name Recognition Makes it an Eventual Takeover Target - Analyst

On CNBC earlier today, an analyst commented on the struggles of TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO), citing poor subscriber numbers due to hefty competition. But the analyst said the company's name recognition makes it an eventual takeover target for a cable company.