Brightcove, which also has a deal with Time Warner Inc. to start distributing videos this summer on AOL's Web portal, says it so far has several hundred partners, including MTV's Teen Channel and National Lampoon Inc.'s TogaTV.com.

Allaire said TiVo and Brightcove would pick an as-yet-undisclosed set of Web-based programs to debut in June on TiVo's Internet-connected, Series 2 digital video recorders. The companies said the programs would be offered for free initially, but may feature advertising.

The two companies later plan to provide a way for content producers using Brightcove to have their material distributed to TiVo machines. The content providers could decide to charge for the content, the companies said.

The financial terms of the TiVo-Brightcove agreement were not disclosed.

The Internet-based videos will help TiVo distinguish itself from rival DVR offerings from cable and satellite TV operators, said Josh Bernoff, an industry analyst at Forrester Research.

TiVo has said it is looking to add more video-on-demand feature.

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