Conditional access specialist Conax has announced that it has partnered with DVR company Tivo to launch a DVB set-top platform.

The companies will put TiVo technology, including its integration of IP-delivered video, into an off-the-shelf package that can be deployed by operators using Conax-certified platforms in areas including Scandinavia, mainland Europe and India. Conax said integrating TiVo’s software with its security solutions will reduce some hardware costs and allow for deeper assimilation of security within the new platform.

Conax plans to make the integrated platform available for commercial deployment in 2011.