SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 23, 2014) - TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a global leader in the advanced television entertainment market, announced the results of its 2013 Social Media and Multitasking Survey. The survey found that, despite the prevalence of multitasking in everyday life, most are actually actively watching TV programming when their sets are on.

Though many viewers report having multitasked at least once while watching TV -- by, for example, browsing the Internet (69 percent), cooking (48 percent), or chatting online (23 percent) -- more than three quarters (76 percent) of people surveyed report their primary focus is actually watching what's on TV. In fact, more than 45 percent of TiVo users and 35 percent of non-TiVo users said their attention was directed only towards TV, and not to anything else, while watching.

Device Usage While Watching
 Among those who report having ever multitasked while watching TV, smartphones are used most frequently (61 percent) and portable gaming systems least frequently (six percent). However, numbers drop when asked about frequent device usage while watching TV. Slightly less than one quarter (24 percent) of respondents report using smartphones every time or almost every time they watch TV.

Second Screen Comes Second
 Though many respondents report using the Internet to find content related to their favorite shows, only 27 percent said they do so while watching their programs. Rather, online activity more often occurs after watching a program; fourteen percent report turning to the Internet immediately after watching and 32 percent search for related TV content on the Internet sometime during the following week.

Additionally, the survey found most TV viewers are not using the Internet (not including social media networks) to connect with others to discuss TV shows. Sixty-one percent of TiVo users and 55 percent of non-TiVo users agreed with the statement: "I only want to discuss TV with people I know, not with Internet strangers." Nearly half (43 percent) of social media users also agreed with this statement, preferring to turn to their social networks versus open Internet forums to interact with others to discuss TV programming.

With more networks and specific shows encouraging viewers to live tweet or follow along with Twitter conversations via hashtags, 68 percent of respondents who are TiVo users said they actually notice TV hashtags. That said, of those TiVo users who notice hashtags, 63 percent said they don't like seeing them during shows, while only three percent said they liked seeing hashtags.

Spoiler Alert Factor
 One quarter of all viewers reported actively avoiding the Internet until they watched certain episodes, to ensure missing spoilers like which participants were voted off the island or fired.

The Game of Thrones Factor
 Some shows practically demand viewers' full attention due to complex plot twists or dialogue. In fact, 73 percent of survey respondents agree that "there are certain shows that are so important to me or so tricky to follow, I make sure not to do other things while I am watching them."

TiVo conducted this online survey of 1,660 households from October 16 - November 7, 2013. Of the participants, 40 percent were TiVo subscribers, 48 percent non-subscribers and 12 percent were recruited from social media sites. All survey participants were over the age of 18 and watched at least seven hours of TV per week. The composition of the survey was consistent with the U.S. in terms of household income and age range.

About TiVo Inc.
 Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at www.TiVo.com and through third-party retailers. TiVo also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite and broadcasting companies. Since its founding, TiVo has evolved into the ultimate single solution media center by combining its patented DVR technologies and universal cable box capabilities with the ability to aggregate, search, and deliver millions of pieces of broadband, cable, and broadcast content directly to the television. An economical, one-stop-shop for in-home entertainment, TiVo's intuitive functionality and ease of use puts viewers in control by enabling them to effortlessly navigate the best digital entertainment content available through one box, with one remote, and one user interface, delivering the most dynamic user experience on the market today. TiVo also continues to weave itself into the fabric of the media industry by providing interactive advertising solutions and audience research and measurement ratings services to the television industry. More information at: www.TiVo.com. Find us Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/TiVo. Follow us on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TiVo.

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