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TiVo Inc., which makes a device that lets television viewers pause and replay live shows, plans to eliminate 25% of its work force to reduce expenses and the need for additional funding. TiVo said it employs about 350 people and will fire about 80 full-time, temporary and contract workers immediately. The San Jose-based company said it expects to take a charge related to severance costs, though it wouldn’t comment on the size of the charge or say in which quarter it will be taken. TiVo expects to exceed forecasts for adding users in the first quarter. Its shares have fallen 83% in the last year on investor concern the money-losing company’s subscriber growth would slow.

* Pasadena-based Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. is in talks to license its interactive TV programming guides to British Sky Broadcasting Group, Britain’s No. 1 pay-TV service that is majority owned by News Corp. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.’s chairman, said his company has agreed to double its 21% stake in Gemstar in a transaction expected to be completed soon.