Cox and TiVo announced Tuesday that they had begun to enable Cox VOD on Roamio and Premiere boxes sold at retail, and this blog post from TiVo (hat tip: ZatzNotFunny) says the rollout is initially underway in Orange  County, Calif.; and Las Vegas, Nev.

TiVo and Cox said that the VOD integration, delivered through a software update, will reach Cox’s entire digital footprint by the end of 2015. Cox is delivering VOD on certain TiVo retail DVR models over IP connections (using Verimatrix DRM, the same Cox uses to deliver IP-VOD to its Contour app for tablets), complementing Cox live TV delivered via MPEG/QAM transport streams and CableCARD security.

Elsewhere on the  TiVo front, ZatzNotFunny reports that the TiVo Bolt, the company’s still unannounced next-gen platform, will include 4K with its feature set (though maybe not on all models in the family), something that could come in handy for customers who have a 4K set and also have access to the Ultra HD libraries of OTT providers such as Amazon and Netflix.

Roamio, we hardly knew ya. TiVo appears to be closing in on the launch of a new family of products that will succeed the Roamio lineup, according to a bunch of evidence that Dave Zatz of the ZatzNotFunny blog has been uncovering in recent weeks.

In addition to trademark filings, CableLabs certifications and artwork from TiVo itself, the stars are aligning to show that the DVR pioneer is gearing up to launch new products under the “Bolt” banner.

Adding to the intrigue are some promotions that include a new Roamio OTA for $49.99 and the option for a lifetime service plan for $249, down from a regular price of almost $500. That’s an indication that TiVo might be looking to unload current inventory to make room for a new line of products.

“It’s really quite the deal,” Zatz writes. “However, the TiVo Bolt could be just weeks away…and we do anticipate it will replace the Roamio.”

TiVo launched its initial Roamio product lineup in August 2013, and followed about a year later with the OTA version.

TiVo isn’t commenting on what’s going on with Bolt, though Zatz hears that it will involve a “substantive design refresh.” But TiVo materials do indicate that there will be a flagship product under the “Unified Entertainment System” banner, as well as the TiVo Bolt Aereo Edition.

TiVo, which nabbed the trademarks and the customer lists of the now-defunct Aereo service for about $1 million in March, has been talking up plans to offer a “legal” version of Aereo… and a Bolt-branded product/redesign might be what it has in mind. Back in May, TiVo hinted that it would its announce its new Aereo-related plans sometime in July, and that time has passed.