TiVo announced a deal with Cox Communications that will place cable video-on-demand services alongside linear TV programming and online VOD choices. The deal will enable Cox subscribers to purchase TiVo Premiere DVRs at retail locations and hook the devices in to their existing cable services. Read more »
Today on the Net: Discovery posted higher revenues but a lower net income from a year ago in the second quarter, thePlatform added new features giving publishers more control over where videos are shown and RCN has finished its rollout of TiVo DVRs in all markets. Read more »
There have been rumors this week that Apple is working with TiVo to bring DVR functionality to the next generation of its Apple TV. A cooperation like this seems highly unlikely, but Apple’s app strategy could open the door for a TiVo presence on the device. Read more »
Today on the net: Google won’t say how much money it makes with YouTube, Ustream turns to Vobile for content filtering, TiVo users can add more space to their recorder by purchasing a NAS, and more. Read more »
Today on the Net: Adobe will add 3-D capabilities to an upcoming release of its Flash plugin, TiVo is working on developing a whole-home DVR that takes advantage of MoCA technology and AT&T could drop AMC, WeTv and IFC as part of a carriage dispute. Read more »
Are you constantly running out of recording space on your TiVo? The company’s co-founder and CTO James Barton had the same problem — and apparently busted out his screw driver to solve it. Barton confessed to modding his TiVo in an interview with Fortune today. Read more »
Today on the Net: Apple is moving its iTunes music and movie service into the cloud, about a third of US residents watched the World Cup, according to Nielsen, and TiVo will supply software and services to power a next-generation TV initiative at ONO in Spain. Read more »
TiVo is partnering with Framechannel to bring content from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and some 1000 other sources to its DVR. However, don’t expect this to be a very interactive experience: Framechannel has been optimizing this content for digital picture frames and similar consumption-only media experiences. Read more »
While Google is hoping to have its integrated TV and web offering available later this year, TiVo says that you can already get similar functionality on its existing DVR products — and you’ve been able to do so for years. Read more »
The US patent office issued a ruling against patents held by TiVo that could affect its lawsuit against Dish Network and EchoStar. The PTO rejected two software claims related to TiVo’s “time warp” technology, which enables users to record and play back TV programs. Read more »
Google unveiled Google TV at its I/O conference on May 20, promising to revolutionize the TV ecosystem by giving people “the power to experience what they love on TV and on the web on a single screen,” while turning the living room “into a new platform for innovation.”
It’s a promise made by others (including no-less formidable innovators such as Microsoft and Apple) but never delivered on. Much has changed since Microsoft failed with Web TV, however, and even since Apple introduced (and has since largely ignored) its Apple TV. The amount of premium video content available on the Internet has grown exponentially, while faster broadband connections have made delivering high-quality video over IP networks feasible. In this research note, we look at why the time is ripe for Google’s offering to succeed, what it si, and its potential impacts on the TV ecosystem, including users, hardware providers, app stores, content providers, distributors, and competitors (including Apple, Microsoft, and independent IP video platforms). Read more at GigaOM Pro »
It’s not easy being TiVo these days. The company reported first quarter earnings yesterday, which included a widening loss and a continued decline in its subscriber numbers, despite the fact that it released the latest version of its DVR, the TiVo Premiere, during the quarter. Read more »
Not content to simply ride on Google TV’s coattails, Best Buy announced this morning that it is working with TiVo to integrate the DVR maker’s software into its Insignia brand TVs, allowing the big box retailer to push broadband video services of its own. Read more »
With the introduction of Google TV, the search giant could majorly disrupt the online video industry by merging it with existing broadcast TV services. By doing so, Google might render obsolete standalone set-top boxes and DVRs that pipe online video content to the TV. Read more »
A federal appeals court said today that it’s going to take another look at the patent infringement suit between TiVo and satellite companies Dish and Echostar, throwing into jeopardy a $200 million award that TiVo was granted last September and causing TiVo’s stock to tumble. Read more »
Viacom Beats Q4 Estimates; CEO Philippe Dauman, coming off a 4 percent decline in domestic advertising sales in the fourth quarter, said he expects the ad climate to improve in the first quarter. (Multichannel News) Adobe’s Flash 10.1 Coming to Smart Phones; the latest version of […] Read more »
VOD Site Voddler Gets Another $3.5 Million in Funding; Swedish film streaming site has picked up a further 26 million Swedish kronor ($3.5 million) in funding from Eqvitec Partners, bringing the total amount raised to SEK150 million ($20.2 million). (paidContent) TiVo: New HD Box Coming?; Janney […] Read more »
Microsoft has launched a lawsuit against TiVo, alleging that the DVR maker is infringing on patents related to the display of programmable information and the sale and delivery of videos, according to a report from Bloomberg. Microsoft’s lawsuit is widely seen as a move to defend […] Read more »
BBC to Offer Over 2,000 Hours of Winter Olympics Coverage; the Beeb’s Red Button interactive TV service will have 2,000 hours of coverage available, compared to approximately 160 hours of coverage on BBC Two. (InteractiveTV Today) Telegraph.co.uk Ditching Brightcove for Ooyala; The Telegraph has signed a […] Read more »
Negotiations Continue As DirecTV-Rainbow/MSG Deadline Approaches; the multi-year distribution contracts for Rainbow Media’s national services AMC, We TV, IFC and Fuse conclude with DirecTV on Dec. 31, as do the deals for regional sports networks MSG and MSG Plus. (Multichannel News) Google Applies for YouTube Gaming […] Read more »
TiVo, in response to an FCC request for comment on “video device innovation” yesterday, pointed to abuse by cable companies that put their own business considerations ahead of the best interests of consumers, and in so doing, have stifled creativity in the digital device realm. (A […] Read more »
NHL.com Benches Inaugural Video Player In Favor Of Sleeker, More Social Model; the NHL VideoCenter is a less-cluttered, higher quality, more social contender with expanded content. (paidContent) Search Captions on Hulu; new Hulu Labs projects searches captions for hundreds of TV shows. (Hulu Blog) Rovi Works […] Read more »
TiVo is hurting. That’s the gist of a story today from Multichannel News about the fate of TiVo, which lost 314,000 subscribers last quarter. All in all, the DVR maker is now down to 2.7 million subscribers. That’s 62 percent less than during its heyday in […] Read more »
We’re not above the time-honored tradition of ending one year with predictions for the next. In fact, we think they’re kind of fun. Given all that’s happened in 2009, here’s where we think we’ll net out in 2010. (Add your predictions in the comments!) CHRIS’ PREDICTIONS: […] Read more »
TiVo’s subscriber count dropped by a sharp 314,000 for the quarter ending on October 31, 2009, the company revealed during its earnings call today. TiVo’s total subscribers fell to 2.76 million. Our friends at TV by the Numbers said this is the worst quarter ever for […] Read more »
