FierceCable is reporting, based on a New York Times article, that TiVo and Rovi are negotiating to merge. Rovi, which is known primarily for its interactive content-management user interfaces and which also owns the CinemaNow streaming VOD service, will reportedly purchase TiVo for an undisclosed price. Neither TiVo nor Rovi would comment on the report for the Times.

From FierceCable
TiVo and Rovi are reportedly in advanced negotiations to merge in a deal that would see Rovi buy the DVR specialist for a yet to be determined price, according to the New York Times.

TiVo shareholders would receive a combination of cash and stock, amounting to about 30 percent ownership of the combined company.

Both TiVo and Rovi declined to comment on the report.

As the Times points out, Rovi's pursuit of TiVo could be a direct result of activist investor Glenn Welling's intervention, which began with a proxy fight in 2015 and culminated in Welling's Engaged Capital scoring two seats on Rovi's board.

"All five of the company's independent directors have been on the board since the formation of today's Rovi through the merger of Macrovision and Gemstar in May of 2008," read a letter sent last year from Engaged Capital to Rovi's board. "During the seven years since the merger announcement, shareholder returns have been negative. Change is clearly needed."

TiVo has remained independent for many years but has time and again surfaced as a potential acquisition target for multiple companies, including set-top giants Arris and Technicolor.

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