• USA Today, SF Gate , Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:45 AM

Netflix and TiVo are unveiling a plan today to offer customers films on demand via the Internet, David Lieberman writes. By early December, Netflix will stream any of 12,000 movies and TV shows to its subscribers who also subscribe to TiVo and have a Series 3 or high-definition DVR connected to broadband.

"The two were seen making eyes at each other back in 2004," writes Ryran Kim in The Tech Chronicles on SF Gate.com , but licensing and technical issues kept the relationship from blooming.

The agreement helps TiVo's effort to position itself as a multifaceted entertainment service, says Lieberman. Meanwhile, Netflix wants Internet delivery to compete with cable and satellite VOD services.

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