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filed herwith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.
Omissions are designed as [*]. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
Exhibit 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
 
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this “Third Amendment”) is
made and entered into as of January 8, 2003 (the “Third Amendment Effective
Date”) by and between DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation (“DIRECTV”), and
TIVO INC., a Delaware corporation (“TiVo”) (collectively, the “Parties”).
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Development Agreement having an
effective date of February 15, 2002 (the “Development Agreement”);
 
WHEREAS, the Parties have previously amended the Development Agreement via that
certain First Consolidated Amendment dated October 31, 2002 and that certain
Second Amendment dated December 20, 2002 (the “Second Amendment”); and
 
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to further amend certain provisions in the Development
Agreement, and to agree on additional terms and conditions under which TiVo will
develop (i) a hardware reference design for a TiVo-DIRECTV combination device
capable of receiving and recording high-definition television signals (the
“Phoenix Hardware”) and (ii) software that will run on the Phoenix Hardware (the
“Phoenix Software”).
 
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
 
AGREEMENT
 
Unless stated otherwise, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
set forth in the Development Agreement.
 
1.
 
PHOENIX DOCUMENTS; UNDERSTANDING REGARDING MILESTONES.

 
1.1  Finalization of Attachments.  Attachment 1 to this Third Amendment sets
forth the product requirements document describing the agreed-upon requirements
of the Phoenix Hardware and the Phoenix Software. Attachment 2 to this Third
Amendment shall set forth the development schedule, milestone payment schedule,
and a more detailed description of the Parties’ responsibilities and schedule
dependencies with respect to the Phoenix Hardware and Phoenix Software. The
Parties shall work together in good faith to finalize Attachment 2 to this Third
Amendment within [*] of the Third Amendment Effective Date. DIRECTV shall pay
TiVo for development of the Phoenix Hardware and Phoenix Software pursuant to
the milestone payment schedule set forth in Attachment 2 to this Third
Amendment, but in no event will a milestone payment be due earlier than the
scheduled date; it being understood
 
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that any payment received within [*] days of the required payment date shall be
deemed to have been paid in a timely manner.
 
1.2    Understanding Regarding Milestones.  The Parties agree that Attachment 2
to this Third Amendment shall specify that:
 
(a)    [*] shall occur on or prior to [*];
 
(b)    at least [*] will be provided by TiVo [*]; and
 
(c)    the milestone payments shall be as follows:
 
(i)      [*], due within [*] after [*],
 
(ii)     [*], due within [*] after [*],
 
(iii)    [*], due within [*] after [*],
 
(iv)    [*], due within [*] after [*],
 
(v)     [*], due within [*] after [*], and
 
(vi)    [*], due within [*] of [*].
 
2.    UNDERSTANDING REGARDING MANUFACTURABILITY.    [*] DIRECTV acknowledges and
agrees that TiVo will bear no responsibility for the manufacturability
(including component failures) of the Phoenix Receiver (as defined in clause (c)
of Section 1.10 of the Development Agreement) unless problems are directly
related to the TiVo design, in which case such problems will be addressed
pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Development Agreement. [*]TiVo may provide
manufacturing assistance to DIRECTV or DIRECTV’s CE Manufacturers at the rates
specified in Exhibit D to the Development Agreement (unless otherwise agreed by
the Parties).
 
3.    UNDERSTANDING REGARDING [*].    TiVo acknowledges and agrees that TiVo
shall facilitate [*].
 
4.    PROVO RECEIVER.    Section 1.10 of the Development Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
 
“1.10 “Provo Receiver” shall mean: (a) the second generation DIRECTV-TiVo
combination receiver described in Exhibit A (Development Schedule and
Specifications) as of the Second Amendment Effective Date; (b) the Trinity
Hardware (as defined in Section 1 of the Second Amendment to this Agreement)
incorporated into a DIRECTV-TiVo combination receiver (the “Trinity Receiver”);
and (c) the Phoenix Hardware (as defined in Section 1 of
 
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the Third Amendment to this Agreement) incorporated into a DIRECTV-TiVo
combination receiver (the “Phoenix Receiver”). For the sake of clarity, when
assessing the Parties’ respective obligations prior to (i) the Second Amendment
Effective Date, “Provo Receiver” excludes clauses (b) and (c); and (ii) the
Third Amendment Effective Date, “Provo Receiver” excludes clause (c).”

 
5.    TIVO SOFTWARE.    Section 1.15 of the Development Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
 
“1.15 “TiVo Software” shall mean the Version [*] Software, the Version [*]
Software (as defined in the Second Amendment to this Agreement and attachments
thereto), the Version [*] Software (as defined in the Third Amendment to this
Agreement and attachments thereto), and the Version [*] Software, collectively,
along with any updates thereto that may be provided by TiVo.”

 
6.    PROVO FINISHED GOODS PRICING.    Section 2.1(c) of the Development
Agreement is amended by adding the following text immediately after the last
sentence:
 
“The Parties agree that this Section 2.1(c) applies only to the Provo Receiver
as defined in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 1.10 of this Agreement.”

 
7.    SERVER SERVICES.    The last sentence of Section 2.3(e) of the Development
Agreement is deleted in its entirety.
 
8.    TWO-CHIP OPTION.    DIRECTV acknowledges and agrees that DIRECTV’s option
to require TiVo to develop the Two-Chip Receiver has lapsed without being
exercised. TiVo is under no obligation to undertake such development.
Accordingly, Section 2.5 of the Development Agreement is deleted and replaced in
its entirety with the following:
 
“2.5 DELETED PURSUANT TO THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT”

 
9.    HARD DRIVE QUALIFICATION.    The last sentence of Section 2.8 of the
Development Agreement is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the
following:
 
“TiVo shall, upon obtaining information that a qualified [*] hard drive will be
“end-of-lifed” by the manufacturer, promptly notify DIRECTV of the expected end
date of production or availability of any previously qualified hard drive.”

 
10.    EFFECT OF DELAY.    The first sentence of Section 2.9(a) of the
Development Agreement is amended by deleting “Broadcom solely with respect to
the Trinity Hardware”
 
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and replacing it with “Broadcom solely with respect to the Trinity Hardware and
the Phoenix Hardware”.
 
11.    SECTION 3.3 PLACEHOLDER.    Section 3.3 of the Development Agreement was
deleted in its entirety per Section 16 of the Second Amendment. In order to
maintain cross-reference consistency in the Development Agreement, Section 3.3
is reinstated as follows:
 
“3.3  DELETED PURSUANT TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT”

 
12.    TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PAYMENTS.    The first sentence of Section 3.6 of
the Development Agreement is amended by deleting [*] and replacing it with [*].
 
13.    INDEMNIFICATION.    Section 7.2 of the Development Agreement is amended
by adding the following text immediately after the last sentence:
 
“In addition, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
TiVo shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless DIRECTV
with respect to any Claims made by a third party alleging that DIRECTV is
infringing (pursuant to any theory) the copyrights in any audiovisual content of
such third party (other than audiovisual content supplied by TiVo), based on an
End User’s use of the hard disk drives in the Provo Receivers to archive or
library such content.”

 
14.    EXHIBIT J –TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT.    Section 10.1(c) of Exhibit J
of the Development Agreement is amended by adding the following text immediately
after the last sentence:
 
“In addition, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
TiVo shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless DIRECTV
with respect to any Claims made by a third party alleging that DIRECTV is
infringing (pursuant to any theory) the copyrights in any audiovisual content of
such third party (other than audiovisual content supplied by TiVo), based on an
End User’s use of the hard disk drives in the Provo Receivers to archive or
library such content.”

 
15.    EFFECT OF AMENDMENT.    Except as expressly modified herein, all other
terms and conditions of the Development Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TiVo and DIRECTV have duly executed this Third Amendment by
their respective duly authorized officers. This Third Amendment may be executed
in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same original.
 
TIVO INC.
     
DIRECTV, INC.
By:
 
/s/ Michael Ramsay        

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By:
 
/s/ Brad Beale        

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Printed Name:
 
    Michael Ramsay

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Printed Name:
 
    Brad Beale

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Title:
 
Chairman, CEO

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Title:
 
Senior Vice President

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