The ink has dried on the opening paragraph of TiVo’s next chapter, completing its merger with semiconductor maker Xperi after joining hands in the dying days of 2019. As expected, the TiVo legacy will live on – for now – with Xperi operating a number of technology brands which together form an intellectual property powerhouse. Long before a deal was struck, it was clear that Android TV Operator Tier would be central to TiVo’s new software direction away from DVRs, securing deployments at TDS Telecom, and Tele2/Com Hem, as two examples either side of the pond, to offset its replacement at big accounts like Liberty Global’s Virgin Media UK operation. But there is much more to the merger than developing…