TVTonic Shuts Down Service; popular Windows Media Center application that moved content from your PC to the TV being retired. (Zatz Not Funny!) Mobuzz TV Closes; popular European online video show couldn’t afford to keep going, closes down. (Mobuzz) The Economics of TiVo; how much is […] Read more »
TiVo released its third quarter results today, and while the company reported a profit (thank you, EchoStar for that $105 million patent violation payment) the DVR maker lost 163,000 subscribers dropping the total number of subscribers to 3.46 million — the lowest it’s been since Spring of 2005. Read more »
TiVo has partnered up with Mobui to create a web-based method that you can use to schedule recordings to your TiVo DVR. We saw a similar mobile solution announced back in September, but that was specific to RIM’s BlackBerry devices, and I don’t think it’s live […] Read more »
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Blaming poor economic conditions, TiVo started laying off some of its staff yesterday in an effort to lower operational costs. Read more »
Silverlight 3 to Include h.264 Support; next version of Microsoft’s video player (due next year) will incorporate the high-quality video standard and will also include 3D support and GPU hardware acceleration. (Scott Guthrie’s Blog) Blip.tv Raised $5.2 Million; funding announcement originally didn’t have a dollar figure, […] Read more »
Netflix adds a fifth set-top box to its streaming lineup. Read more »
Written by Adrian Covert. Following previous revelations that TiVo would be teaming up with CinemaNow to provide users with Disney movie rentals straight from their DVRs, they appear ready to unleash that content to the public, with digital film provider Jaman.com also along for the ride. […] Read more »
DISH to Fork Over $104 Million to TiVo; with the Supreme Court not hearing its case, the satellite service announced that it will pay up over the patent dispute. (Ars Technica) SNL Skit Yanked Over Legal Concerns; economic bailout sketch pulled because two people depicted in […] Read more »
Supreme Court Stays Out of TiVo vs. Dish; high court won’t consider an appeal of the $74 million judgment against the satellite company over a patent dispute with the DVR maker. (The Associated Press) Time Warner Reacts to LIN Dispute By Urging People Online; after the […] Read more »
Written by Liane Cassavoy. Tivo’s excellent software is coming to a PC near you. TiVo and Nero have teamed up on a new product, called Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC, that will turn your PC into a TiVo-equipped TV. The $200 product will include a copy […] Read more »
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If Apple wants to dominate the living room, it will have to do better than the AppleTV. So with rumors abounding that the company is poised to launch a new consumer device, it’s time for a wish list as to what such a device would like like. Read more »
Microsoft Launches IPTV Ad System; the Mediaroom Advertising Platform will allow targeted interactive television ads to be delivered set-top boxes and provide measurement, the offering will be ready for roll out to AT&T and other telcos in 2009. (Multichannel News) Envivio Raises $25 Million; IP video […] Read more »
ScanScout Gets New CEO; nine months after the last chief exec left, video ad company brings in About founder Bill Day, and moves co-founder Waikit Lau back to president. (AdWeek) Engine Room to Premiere Sept. 15; new MTV reality show about making digital art will be […] Read more »
No Decision in TiVo Contempt Case; a federal judge failed to make a decision in TiVo’s request to find Dish Network in contempt over not disabling its DVR functionality. (Multichannel News) Online Video for a Good Cause; Dailymotion partners with One Laptop Per Child to create […] Read more »
TiVo today announced the availability of its HD XL DVR as the company targets high-end users and people who watch a lot of television. The TiVo HD XL sports a 1 terabyte hard drive capable of recording 150 hours of HD TV and comes with a […] Read more »
YouTube Charging for “Promoted” Video Placements? Advertising sources say “promoted” video slots are regularly negotiated into ad deals on the site. (Silicon Alley Insider) Brightcove Partners with Five and OMS; video platform does separate deals with the UK terrestrial broadcaster to incorporate ad-supported video, and creates […] Read more »
Don’t let the deaths of Vongo and ClickStar fool you — there will be a market for Internet-delivered movies and TV shows, but it will be through the TV. A new study from Parks Associates predicts that U.S. consumers will shell out more than $6 billion […] Read more »
The simplicity of the idea behind network digital video recorders is what makes them so powerful. Unlike buying a TiVo or some dedicated device (including poorly designed set-top boxes), network DVRs allow you to save your favorite television shows online and play them back whenever your […] Read more »
The recent flurry of announcements regarding devices that can be used to play movies and other video-based content, delivered via the Internet, on the TV, has many in the industry believing that the tide is finally turning. The numbers, however, tell a somewhat different story. Read more »
Amazon and TiVo today launched a new feature to allow TiVo subscribers to purchase items they see on TV. It’s another move by TiVo to become more than just a DVR, and its another move by Amazon beyond the PC and onto the television. But how […] Read more »
Before he became a founder, Ian Shea spent eight years at DVR maker (and TiVo predecessor) ReplayTV. During that time, the company went through — among other things — a massive restructuring, layoffs, bankruptcy and a turnaround before finally being bought by DirectTV for an undisclosed […] Read more »
Set-top boxes have been poppin’ up all over the place this past year. You can’t swing a dead LOLcat without hitting some newfangled device being built or upgraded to bridge oldteevee with the newteevee. To help you keep up with the growing number of options, we […] Read more »
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that while he expects the company’s subscribers to hit the 10 million-mark by next year, the mail order side of the DVD rental company’s business will peak in as soon as five years, according to Reuters. During a presentation at Netflix’s […] Read more »
During its first-quarter earnings call today, TiVo highlighted its recent broadband moves and positioned itself as a one-stop box for all your digital entertainment needs. Too bad potential subscribers aren’t clamoring to buy the box — the DVR company gained 48,000 TiVo-owned gross subscribers for the […] Read more »
Amazon will be unveiling a new video pay-per-view streaming service in the next couple of weeks, Jeff Bezos said today at the D6 conference. Details were non-existent (Amazon would only confirm the announcement), but one way or another, the move adds another player to the increasingly […] Read more »
TiVo announced today that its subscribers will soon be able to rent Disney movies through their DVRs directly from their TVs. The service will be provided through an arrangement with CinemaNow. Details like pricing, titles, and when the service will be available were not part of […] Read more »
Silicon Valley is littered with the carcasses of set-top boxes that were going to revolutionize entertainment. Rather than learning from this grim history, however, some kind of failure torch is being passed from one generation of dying-out hardware makers to a new breed angling to take […] Read more »
IAC Launching How-To Site; Life333.com to enter an already crowded field with original and aggregated instructional content. (paidContent) Venture Farm Invests in Vator.TV; site a place for startups to pitch their ideas via online video, funding details not disclosed. (socalTECH) Turns Out TiVo Can’t Predict American […] Read more »
In the world of DVRs, the TiVo is easily the most important and capable device around. With a slew of options that allow you to find shows with ease and a user interface that is second to none, the product is a world-class entrant into the […] Read more »
NYTimes: Social Networking Moves to the Cell Phone ArsTechnica: AOL’s OpenAIM SDK Requires Apps to Include Ads DataCenterKnowledge: Crunch Time: Wall Street May Buy Not Build Reuters: EU Set to Clear DoubleClick/Google Merger: Sources AdWeek: Make Room for Paid Search Multichannel News: Cox to Launch TiVo […] Read more »
The rumors of computer giant Dell teaming up with Google to produce an Android-powered mobile phone are a nice break from all the iPhone hooplah, but folks, it’s not going to happen. Thanks to its hiring of Ron Garriques, the former head of Motorola’s handset business, […] Read more »
Over the past few years, the set-top box industry has been nothing short of a disaster. In addition to Digeo, makers of the Moxi DMR, cutting its workforce in half and ditching most of its products, TiVo — the world’s most popular DVR company — lost […] Read more »
If you’re not into the second-by-second minutia of CES, it can be hard to take a low-key approach to the tech industry’s yearly kickoff. There’s just too much news, too much hype, too many “revolutionary” gadgets and services that you’ll never hear about ever again. But […] Read more »
I make my case over on NewTeeVee. Read more »
TiVo (TIVO) CEO Tom Rodgers has been telling people that Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., will soon start selling the TiVo DVR-as-a-service on its set-top boxes and will charge $3 a month for it. The service will be available in the Boston area […] Read more »
With yesterday’s announcement that it will offer support for the My DVR Expander, progressive viewing, TiVoToGo, and a multi-room viewing feature, TiVo is finally giving its Series3 and HD boxes an upgrade. It’s been worth the wait. Read more »
What Roxio says Popcorn 3 does: Copy DVDs (non-encrypted) DVD-Video Compression TiVoToGo (which only works with a TiVo Series 2) Convert video for lots of devices: iPod, iPhone, PS3, PSP, XBox 360 Supports Turbo.264 Disc labels Create DVD menus Create compilation DVDs with 4 hours of […] Read more »
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