investor.tivo.com - 3/25/2009
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Blockbuster and TiVo Announce Agreement to Make BLOCKBUSTER(R) OnDemand Available Through the TiVo Service and to Promote TiVo DVRs Throughout Retail Stores Nationwide ALVISO, Calif. and DALLAS, March 25, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Blockbuster to Make Extensive Library of ...
usatoday.com - 3/25/2009
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usatoday.com —
"This relationship with TiVo (TIVO) is step one
in getting to the places that consumers care about,"
says Kevin Lewis, Blockbuster's senior vice president for digital. Later, he plans to offer Blockbuster OnDemand to Internet-connected Blu-ray ...
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Blockbuster unveils on-demand deal to transmit movies to ...
reuters.com - 3/25/2009
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reuters.com —
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc plans to
let TiVo Inc subscribers download movies to their home
televisions from its online movie library, in the latest deal aimed at broadening the brand to computers and other gadgets. Under the deal announced ...
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Blockbuster aims beyond stores with TiVo deal
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Blockbuster-TiVo Deal Insignificant
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Blockbuster (BBI) shares are up 15% today after the company announced a deal with TiVo (TIVO) to bring Blockbuster's Internet movie downloads and rentals to TiVo set-top boxes. ...
Blockbuster, TiVo Announce Video-on-Demand Deal
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... about possible PS3 and Nintendo Wii viewing options. tivologo.jpg The new functionality will be integrated into TiVo Series2(TM), Series3(TM), TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL DVRs in the second half of 2009, according to the press release . The OnDemand service on TiVo will allow both buying and renting of content; the current 2Wire option only allows rentals, although it does not require a subscription fee, as Netflix’s service does. Pricing for the new TiVo service was not announced.
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Netflix is already available on TiVo and now Blockbuster also decided that TiVo is a good platform to offer their Blockbuster OnDemand service.
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