Comcast says rolling out TiVo-enabled boxes

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O)., the largest cable operator in the United States, and TiVo Inc (TIVO.O) said on Thursday they have started rolling out TiVo-enabled Comcast digital video recorders in the New England region.

The companies said in a joint statement that the service will be rolled out to customers over the next few months.

TiVo, which makes its own branded digital video recorders, first signed an agreement with Comcast in March 2005. But the launch of the service has taken longer than analysts expected as both companies worked out how to integrate TiVo software with some models of Comcast set-top boxes. (Reporting by Yinka Adegoke)