dˈuː tə ðə mˈɜːdʒɚ bᵻtwˌiːn ˌɛntˌiːˈɛl ænd tˈɛlᵻwɪst, ðə tˌiːvˈiː dɹˈaɪv wʌz mˌeɪd ɐvˈeɪləbəl tʊ ˌɛntˌiːˈɛl kˈeɪbəl kˈʌstəmɚz ɪnðə tˈiːsaɪd ænd ɡlˈæzɡoʊ ˈɛɹiəz ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ɪn tˈɜːn ˌɛntˌiːˈɛl sˈiːst dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɛmpˈɛɡ fˈoːɹ kəmpˈæɾᵻbəl ˌeɪtʃdˈiː pˌiːvˌiːˈɑːɹ, ðə saɪəntˈɪfɪkɐtlˈæntə ɛksplˈoːɹɚɹ ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti dˌiːvˌiːbˈiː.
Due to the merger between NTL and Telewest, the TVDrive was made available to NTL cable customers in the Teesside and Glasgow areas on 16 November 2006, in turn NTL ceased development of their MPEG-4 compatible HD PVR, the Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 8450DVB.