Google said today that it will improve the precision of its TV Ads system through a new deal with TiVo that will give the search giant access to viewing data from 1.6 million TiVo DVRs. The “second-by-second” information will enable Google to learn which ads are […] Read more »
TiVo Gets Blockbuster On Demand; users can rent popular new release movies a la carte. (release) GlideTV Launches the “Couch Mouse;” combines keyboard, mouse and AV remote functionality into a small handheld device for those connecting their PCs or PC-like devices to their TV. (GlideTV) ViVu […] Read more »
Jinni Enters Public Beta; recommendation service lets you search for movies based on your mood. (TechCrunch UK) Anne Frank Video Draws Viewers; only known moving image of the 11-year old diarist seen nearly 1.7 million times since launching last week. (Anne Frank House Channel) (Hat tip […] Read more »
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i.TV is back with a new-and-improved version of its iPhone app. While version 2 of this free TV app adds some key features, such as virtual remote controls and iTunes integration, it still doesn’t address the quibbles I had with the earlier version. Namely, finding and […] Read more »
TiVo won a court order today that could cost Dish and Echostar $200 million in damages. From The Wall Street Journal: Judge David Folsom, presiding in federal court in Texas, awarded TiVo $2.25 per DVR subscriber per month from April 18, 2008, through July 1, 2009, […] Read more »
The good news that came out of TiVo this week was that, encouraged by an initial $105 million patent-infringement ruling against DISH/Echostar, the company is now suing AT&T and Verizon with similar complaints. The bad news is that this is what passes for good news at […] Read more »
Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Price; starting tomorrow, the Elite model is $100 cheaper at $299.99 and the Pro is $50 cheaper at $249.99. (The Wall Street Journal) Bambuser Launches its Live Video App for Android; will support all currently available Android phones running 1.5 and will […] Read more »
TiVo has filed lawsuits against AT&T and Verizon over DVR patent infringements. From TiVo’s earnings press release: Additionally, today we filed complaints in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas against AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for infringement of three TiVo patents, including […] Read more »
Comcast Prepping Big Media Buy? Investors concerned the company is hoarding cash for an acquisition in the same vein as its 2004 attempt to purchase Disney. (Reuters) Q&A With Boxee Investors; Bijan Sabet and Neil Sequeira discuss why they put money into the company (and talk […] Read more »
Roku Raised an Additional $13.4 Million; SEC documents show the set-top box maker received the funds from Menlo Ventures over two rounds. (Contentinople) DISH Network Profits Down 81 Percent; TiVo litigation costs and rising expenses to blame for poor second quarter, though the company did add […] Read more »
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Broadcast Networks Cut Upfront Ad Prices; estimates peg the decline at 15 to 20 percent off last year, dipping to $7.5 billion, a dollar figure not seen since 2001. (The LA Times) TiVo Gets Rovi’s Data; DVR service will get access to Rovi’s metadata, which includes […] Read more »
Bill Clinton Met with Kim Jong-Il Over Current TV Journalists; former president spoke with North Korean leader today about the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee. (CNN) RCN Partners with TiVo; the cable operator will make TiVo its primary DVR platform in 2010, will integrate […] Read more »
blip.tv held a press conference this morning to unveil a slick creator dashboard and a host of new content partners that span old and newteevee including YouTube, Roku, WNBC and Verizon FiOS. The new blip dashboard offers a raft of features including single upload to multiple […] Read more »
Freedom of choice is great… until there are too many choices. And the Internet-connected televisions headed to market will soon open up millions of TV-watching options. Right now, most folks use the standard TV grid to scroll through channels and programming. But the move from linear ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Microsoft Meeting with Netflix; in light of partnerships and close ties, would the Redmond giant be a better buyer than Amazon? (All Things D) Generate Adds $2M to Series A; video production and talent management firm has now raised $8 million in round from Fuse Capital […] Read more »
Best Buy and TiVo Hook Up; retailer to heavily promote the DVR maker and bring TiVo tech to Best Buy’s Insignia line of devices; TiVo to develop version of its box that lets Best Buy advertise its products directly to the TV. (The New York Times) […] Read more »
Dish Network subscribers will still be able to use their DVRs (for now) after a federal appeals court yesterday granted a stay of a lower court injunction against the service. After losing its patent infringement case against TiVo, Dish (formerly known as EchoStar) developed a DVR […] Read more »
RapidShare Fined $34M; German court orders file-hosting service to filter content in ruling on lawsuit by music publishing group. (TorrentFreak) Rich Media Ads with Video “Overwhelmingly” Outperform Other Formats; Google’s DoubleClick conducted study that found purchase intent dramatically increased by video. (MediaPost) Qualcomm Flo to Lower […] Read more »
thisMoment Raises $3 Million; service lets users combine their photos and videos with other publisher-licensed content to create shareable “moments.” (Digital Media Wire) Mail.com Acquires Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Blog; terms not disclosed, Finke’s blog to expand and is looking to hire a senior journalist in […] Read more »
EchoStar Must Pay $103.1M, Plus Interest; judge says EchoStar in contempt of permanent injunction against infringing on TiVo DVR patent. (MediaWeek) MobiTV Has 7M Subscribers; live mobile television service now on 350 handsets and 20 carrier networks. (release) Michael Buckley Shares Secrets of YouTube Success; among […] Read more »
[qi:032] Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen a lot of new content offerings announced by companies like Netflix, Amazon and YouTube as they look to directly target the living room via entertainment devices. Indeed, the adoption rate of hardware devices like the Xbox 360, PS3, […] Read more »
TiVo Loses Another 139,000 Subscribers; for the quarter ending April 30, the company’s subscriber count dipped to 3.196 million, on par with what it had in early 2005. (TV by the Numbers) AT&T Boosting Its 3G Network; that’s good news for iPhone owners; even better, the […] Read more »
We already have some pretty cool options when it comes to watching and creating video, but that doesn’t mean I’m completely satisfied. I want more. I want a TV that’s only 3mm thick. I want a DVR that I don’t have to install, or even touch. […] Read more »
Obsessed was a movie starring Beyonce that opened last month just before the big summer blockbuster season. The TV trailer for Obsessed caught my eye not because it looked like a good movie, but rather because of its layout. The picture was letterboxed, but instead of […] Read more »
While TiVo already provides free recording transfer software for PC users, Mac users need to shell out $80 for Roxio Toast to move recordings to their computers. If you want to convert shows to formats playable on an iPod, iPhone, or MP3 player, proprietary software solutions […] Read more »
For the last 10 years, Real Networks has resembled a past-his-prime boxer. Ever since the Internet world said “thanks, but no thanks” to the company’s streaming formats and yes first to Windows Media, then to Flash, the Seattle-based Internet media pioneer has been taking wild swings ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
When you think of famous music supergroups, names like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, or Emerson, Lake & Palmer come to mind. Now research firms have their own supergroup and it counts Nielsen, comScore, Rentrak, TiVo, and TNS Media Research among its members, reports MediaPost. Thankfully […] Read more »
Hello fellow Apple lovers. I have recently joined TheAppleBlog as a contributor. Allow me to give you all a little background as to who David Klein really is… My first computer was a Macintosh LC, and I have since been a Mac enthusiast. My latest purchase […] Read more »
MySpace CEO Ousted; Chris DeWolfe’s contract not being renewed, co-founder Tom Anderson’s role in the company uncertain. (release) With this announcement, Om likens MySpace to an 80s rock band whose time has come and gone. The Guild Goes Up on Amazon; seasons 1 and 2 of […] Read more »
TiVo to Launch Local Commercial Ratings; will provide second-by-second data for programs and ads, service will roll out in as many as 10 markets, depending on client demand. (MediaWeek) Susan Boyle: Approaching 100 Million Views in Total; Visible Measures reports that there are 650 video placements […] Read more »
Blockbuster said today that its Blockbuster On Demand movie rental service will be available on TiVo set-top boxes in the second half of this year. The troubled rental chain, which just last week said it was definitely not going bankrupt, will join other movie rental services […] Read more »
The notion of cutting the cable cord has gotten a lot of hype lately, but that’s because there are now more ways then ever for consumers to access premium content on their TVs without using a cable or satellite provider. In fact, the landscape of choices […] Read more »
TiVo Lost 125,000 Subs in Latest Quarter; total number of subs is now at 3.34 million, roughly the same April of 2005 (see TiVo’s subscriber chart at TV by the Numbers). Amidst the slow death of its hardware business, TiVo has struck separate deals with Alticast, […] Read more »
CD Networks Buys Panther Express; one-time competitor to the likes of Akamai bought, rumor is that Panther was low on cash and rescued by CD Networks. (alarm:clock) Just in time, too because Media and Entertainment M&A Predicted to Get Worse in 2009. A new report from […] Read more »
Disney-ABC TV Laying Off Hundreds; cuts coming from all divisions across the company and represent 5 percent of the company’s payroll. (The Hollywood Reporter) Google TV Ads Offer DVR Data; service gives its advertisers metrics on when and how their ad is viewed during time-shifted playback. […] Read more »
YouTube Mutes Infringing Music; instead of yanking the entire clip, just the infringing soundtrack is removed, resulting in a silent video. (Mashable) Jaman Expands into Europe; online movie service also hires former MySpace Exec David Fisher to head up localized UK site. (emailed release) Kwiry Lets […] Read more »
TiVo Search Goes Hi-Def; set-top box rolls out new widescreen search functionality, which includes a graphical content discovery bar. (Zatz Not Funny!) Spout Hooks Up with MeDeploy; partnership will allow independent filmmakers to distribute their films via Spout. (Spout Blog) Video Becoming More Social; services like […] Read more »
Viacom/Paramount/Lionsgate/MGM Venture Has a Name; the new premium content channel launching next year will be called epix. (MediaDailyNews) Survey: 90 Percent of DVR Users Skip Ads; TiVo-based Starcom study finds higher percentage of ad zappers than others, which put the number closer to 60-70 percent. (MediaPost) […] Read more »
We’re adding a new data point to the StatShot this week. Trendrr will be providing a weekly snapshot of the most Twittered broadcast TV shows. Trendrr is an online service that tracks and graphs consumption trends across social networks, blogs, torrents, Amazon, Craigslist, Twitter, Google News […] Read more »
Lumen is a deceptively involving game. The premise makes it appear simple: use mirrors and colored filters to guide a laser beam through checkpoints with the appropriate color to win. However, you will quickly find yourself double and triple guessing your moves when you’ve realized that […] Read more »
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