TiVo reviews

Even though the guide products TiVo (formerly Rovi) produces depends entirely on its metadata, the Metadata department is the "black sheep" of the company. The revenue it generates is not reflected in the overall company's balance sheet. They are not in a growth pattern. There is no consistent long-term vision for Metadata. Product and customer management jump at the first opportunity without taking a close look at whether that opportunity will be profitable. PMO, Content and Product Mgmt. never reach a consensus on what that month's focus should be let alone the quarter or year. Engineering is overwhelmed with context switching as a result. Engineering is in a major shift to Boston and India. Engineering management disorganized. Promotion opportunities are limited. In the 3 years I worked there, there was only one promotion that I recall.

New owners from Rovi are clueless on product space, yet they are demanding to call all the shots without asking for advice from the legacy TiVo employees who actually do the work but are listening to the executive managers that stayed and that made most of the mistakes in the past. People that can leave and executives that were smart are leaving in droves, those that failed with the original TiVo are being promoted by the idiot new owners.