Yahoo, TiVo to connect services

CNET reports this nice bit of digital integration. All you need a Series 2 TiVo, a Yahoo! account, and a TiVo account, and you can schedule a TiVo recording from Yahoo's program guide with just a click. It took me about 20 seconds to sign up.

"Starting Monday, consumers will be able to schedule recordings of TV shows on their TiVo box from a special Yahoo portal, the companies have announced. Subscribers would need a valid Yahoo account with a yahoo.com e-mail address as well as a valid TiVo user account.

Additional content sharing between Yahoo and TiVo, such as traffic, weather and user photos, is almost assured before the year is out, according to Associated Press reports."

I'm really excited about the new content sharing. Flickr photos on my TV? Videos delivered to the TiVo via broadband? It's all almost trival to do if lawyers will allow it.