TV companies fuming over TiVoToGo

From a technological standpoint, the two most disappointing storylines of this year are the print industry's reluctance to let Google digitize the world's publications, and now word of possible legal action against TiVo for the plans its got to let people download shows and movies to the PSP and iPod. While network executives are fuming over the loss of ad revenue, and intellectual property buffs scoff at the potential DRM violations, industry pundits also note that this proves consumers want services of this nature.

A few media industry e-mail newsletters I have also predict this move negates the VOD plans by networks, which I doubt. TiVo's applicability to the Luddite crowd due to its ease of use certainly makes it more appealing than the iTunes Music Store to a neophyte 'Netizen, but I don't think it will replace it completely. I like the PSP over the iPod because functionally it does more for me...but that doesn't mean I won't have and use both.

I'm hoping the TiVoToGo service includes some sort of conversion to mini format, meaning that video files will also be downsized to meet the specs of smaller screens, after being digitally recorded off a DVR. I'm sure it's not just a simple file transfer feature.