TiVo to charge money for skipping commercials in your own recordings

TiVo will discontinue its free SkipMode feature on November 2 2026, ending one-button and automatic commercial skipping for new recordings. Instead, a paid “Premium Auto Commercial Skip” add-on will be offered with a 30-day free trial, after which users must pay a monthly fee for automatic skipping. Existing recordings with SkipMode markers will continue to work, but future recordings will no longer receive free skip data.