HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP
SC 13G, 2000-02-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                 (RULE 13D-102)

                 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
                   PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), (C) AND (D) AND
               AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B)
                                   -----------
                               (AMENDMENT NO. __)*

                                    TIVO INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (NAME OF ISSUER)


         COMMON STOCK,                                      888706-10-8
  PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)                             (CUSIP NUMBER)


                                DECEMBER 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)


CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SCHEDULE
IS FILED:

[ ]  RULE 13D-1(B)
[ ]  RULE 13D-1(C)
[X]  RULE 13D-1(D)
                                   ----------

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the
remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.                      888706-10-8                                     13G                              Page 2 of 14
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   1          NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:                         DIRECTV, INC.


              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):    95-4321465
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   2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:*
                                                                                                                           (A) [_]
                                                                                                                           (B) [X]
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   3          SEC USE ONLY

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   4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:               CALIFORNIA

- -------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF           5    SOLE VOTING POWER:                                   0
    SHARES
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          6    SHARED VOTING POWER:                                 3,386,601
   OWNED BY
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
     EACH              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:                              0
   REPORTING
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
  PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:                            3,386,601

- ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:      3,386,601

- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:*
                                                                                                                             [_]
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):                                                   9.0%

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:*                          CO
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*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No.                      888706-10-8                                     13G                              Page 3 of 14
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   1          NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:                         DIRECTV ENTERPRISES, INC.


              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):    95-4511942
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   2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:*
                                                                                                                           (A) [_]
                                                                                                                           (B) [X]
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3          SEC USE ONLY

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:               DELAWARE

- -------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF           5    SOLE VOTING POWER:                                   0
    SHARES
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          6    SHARED VOTING POWER:                                 3,386,601
   OWNED BY
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
     EACH              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:                              0
   REPORTING
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
  PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:                            3,386,601

- ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:      3,386,601

- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:*
                                                                                                                             [_]
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):                                                   9.0%

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:*                          CO
- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------



*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No.                      888706-10-8                                     13G                              Page 4 of 14
- ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------            --------------------------------------------

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   1          NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:                         HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION


              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):    52-1106564
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:*
                                                                                                                           (A) [_]
                                                                                                                           (B) [X]
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3          SEC USE ONLY

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:               DELAWARE

- -------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF           5    SOLE VOTING POWER:                                   0
    SHARES
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          6    SHARED VOTING POWER:                                 3,386,601
   OWNED BY
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
     EACH              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:                              0
   REPORTING
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
  PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:                            3,386,601

- ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:      3,386,601

- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:*
                                                                                                                             [_]
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):                                                   9.0%

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:*                          CO
- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------



*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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CUSIP No.                      888706-10-8                                     13G                              Page 5 of 14
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   1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:                          GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION


              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):    38-0572515
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   2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:*
                                                                                                                           (A) [_]
                                                                                                                           (B) [X]
- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3          SEC USE ONLY

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:               DELAWARE

- -------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF           5    SOLE VOTING POWER:                                   0
    SHARES
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          6    SHARED VOTING POWER:                                 3,386,601
   OWNED BY
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
     EACH              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:                              0
   REPORTING
                     ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
  PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:                            3,386,601

- ------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
   9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:      3,386,601

- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:*
                                                                                                                             [_]

- ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
   11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):                                                   9.0%

- ------------- --------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:*                          CO
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*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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ITEM 1(A).           NAME OF ISSUER:

                     TiVo Inc.

ITEM 1(B).           ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES

                     894 Ross Drive
                     Suite 100
                     Sunnyvale, CA  61089


ITEM 2(A).           NAME OF PERSON FILING:

                     This statement is filed by General Motors Corporation
           ("GM"), its wholly owned subsidiary Hughes Electronics Corporation
           ("Hughes"), Hughes' subsidiary, DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc.
           ("Enterprises") and Enterprises' subsidiary, DIRECTV, Inc.
           ("DIRECTV"). GM, Hughes, Enterprises and DIRECTV are sometimes
           referred to herein collectively as the "Reporting Persons". An
           agreement among the Reporting Persons with respect to the filing of
           this statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

ITEM 2(B).           ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

                     GM's principal business address is 100 Renaissance Center,
           Detroit Michigan 48243-7301; Hughes' principal business address is
           200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, California 90245-0956;
           Enterprises and DIRECTV's principal business address is 2230 E.
           Imperial Highway, El Segundo, California 90245.

ITEM 2(C).           CITIZENSHIP:

                     GM, Hughes and Enterprises are Delaware corporations.

                     DIRECTV is a California corporation.

ITEM 2(D).           TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

                     Common Stock, $.001 par value per share

ITEM 2(E).           CUSIP NUMBER:

                     888706-10-8

ITEM 3.              IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR
                     13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

                     (a)  [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15
                                of the Exchange Act;

                     (b)  [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
                                Exchange Act;

                     (c)  [ ]   Insurance company as defined in Section
                                3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act;



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                     (d)  [ ]   Investment company registered under Section
                                8 of the Investment Company Act;

                     (e)  [ ]   An investment adviser in accordance with
                                Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

                     (f)  [ ]   An Employee benefit plan or endowment fund
                                in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

                     (g)  [ ]   A Parent holding company or control person
                                in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

                     (h)  [ ]   A Savings association as defined in Section
                                3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

                     (i)  [ ]   A Church plan that is excluded from the
                                definition of an investment company under
                                Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
                                Act;

                     (j)  [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule
                                13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

                     Not applicable.

ITEM 4.              OWNERSHIP.

                     (a) - (c)

                     As of December 31, 1999, As of December 31, 1999, DIRECTV
           beneficially owned 3,386,601 shares of the Issuer's common stock,
           representing approximately 9.0% of the outstanding shares of common
           stock (based on the number of shares outstanding as of November 8,
           1999, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
           ended September 30, 1999).

                     The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows (5) through
           (11) of the cover pages of this statement on Schedule 13G are
           incorporated by reference herein. However, neither Enterprises,
           Hughes or GM directly own any shares of common stock of the Issuer.
           GM, Hughes and Enterprises may be deemed to beneficially own the
           shares of common stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by
           Enterprises because of the parent-subsidiary relationship among GM,
           Hughes, Enterprises and DIRECTV. GM, Hughes and Enterprises disclaim
           such ownership, and neither the filing of this Schedule 13G or any
           amendment thereto, nor anything contained herein is intended as, or
           should be construed as, an admission that GM, Hughes or Enterprises
           is the "beneficial owner" any shares of the Issuer's common stock.

ITEM 5.              OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

                     If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [__].

ITEM 6.              OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
                     PERSON.

                     Not applicable.


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ITEM 7.              IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
                     ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT
                     HOLDING COMPANY.

                     Not applicable.

ITEM 8.              IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

                     Not applicable.

ITEM 9.              NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

                     Not applicable.

ITEM 10.             CERTIFICATION

                     Not applicable.












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                                    SIGNATURE

                     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


Date:      February 11, 2000


                                DIRECTV, Inc.

                                By: Robert M. Hall
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Robert M. Hall
                                    Title: Senior Vice President,
                                            General Counsel and Secretary











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                                    SIGNATURE

                     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


Date:      February 11, 2000


                                DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc.

                                By: Robert M. Hall
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Robert M. Hall
                                    Title: Senior Vice President,
                                            General Counsel and Secretary












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                                    SIGNATURE

                     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


Date:      February 11, 2000


                                              Hughes Electronics Corporation

                                              By: Robert M. Hall
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Name: Robert M. Hall
                                                  Title: Assistant Secretary















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                                    SIGNATURE


                     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


Date:      February 11, 2000


                                General Motors Corporation

                                By: Thomas A. Gottschalk
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Name: Thomas A. Gottschalk
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and
                                            General Counsel










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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                           Description of Exhibit
- -----------                           ----------------------

    1             Joint Filing Agreement, by an among DIRECTV, Inc., DIRECTV
                  Enterprises, Inc., Hughes Electronics Corporation, and General
                  Motors Corporation.












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                                                                     EXHIBIT 1


                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This will confirm the agreement by and among all of the undersigned that the
Schedule 13G filed on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect
to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the common stock,
$.001 par value per share, of TiVo Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. This agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

Date:      February 11, 2000

                             DIRECTV, Inc.

                             By: Robert M. Hall
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Name: Robert M. Hall
                                 Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                         and Secretary


                             DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc.

                             By: Robert M. Hall
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Name: Robert M. Hall
                                 Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                         and Secretary


                             Hughes Electronics Corporation

                             By: Robert M. Hall
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Name: Robert M. Hall
                                 Title: Assistant Secretary



                             General Motors Corporation

                             By: Thomas A. Gottschalk
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Name: Thomas A. Gottschalk
                                 Title: Senior Vice President and
                                         General Counsel



                             [SIGNED IN COUNTERPART]


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