Tivo Close To A Deal With Google and Yahoo

The word is that Tivo is working to close a deal with Google, Yahoo or both, that would allow Tivo customers to search for video on the web and download it to their televisions. Another possibility being discussed is one of the two search giants outright buying Tivo. Yahoo has a very good video search engine, and Google is building something unique now that it is accepting video submissions. Tivo would fit in well at Google, being an immensly popular service that fits in with their audience. However, Yahoo is making the big media play, so Tivo would work well for them as well. Plus, you may remember a few months ago the Google patent application that indicated the possibility of a TV-based search engine built on a closed captioning index. Google Video Search is one half of that, a Tivo deal would fulfill the other half. From the media at large) have mostly ignored the rumors. Google is holding at a $0.81 gain on the day, while Yahoo is barely budging with a $0.21 uptick. Also: Engadget Nicholas InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.