freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/28/2008
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I love my TiVo. And like a good economist, I’ve been trying to quantify this love. Here’s what I came up with. I watch about six hours of television programming per week. The miracle of the “ 30-second skip ” button means that I haven’t watched an advertisement in years. Consequently, six hours ...
engadget.com - 12/3/2008
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engadget.com —
Step aside NetFlix , looks like Amazon is
finally ready to crash your HD streaming party. According...
to one reader, the "Available in High Definition" menu pick just appeared under his TiVo's Amazon Video on Demand menu. Nothing happens when he ...
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Amazon ready to begin HD streaming to TiVo?
mobui.com - 11/25/2008
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mobui.com —
About Us ANOTHER REASON TO GIVE THANKS A
FREE, NEW MOBILE WEB SITE PUTS TIVO SCHEDULING IN...
THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, YOUR NEIGHBORS HAND, EVERYONES HAND Nov 25, 2008 Author: Blue Creek Marketing Alviso, Calif. November 25 - Heading out to holiday ...
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Roundup: Yahoo’s Euro head out, e-commerce down, and more
VentureBeat —
... Tivo economics look good — Freakonomics gives a breakdown of the time-economics of the Tivo, leading the author to wonder why such devices aren’t used more widely. ...
Vid-Biz: TVTonic, Mobuzz, TiVo
NewTeeVee —
... 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 the time freed up by zapping commercials worth to you? (Freakonomics Blog)
Some Sony Flicks Return to Netflix-Xbox; licensing deals cause some titles to come and go on the Netflix ...
Black Friday Fantasies: Did You Get Some?
Mashable! —
... shop? More to the point, did you shop brick-and-mortar? Or did you shop from your La-Z-Boy with a Wi-Fi signal beaming your way? Are you waiting for the so-called “Cyber Monday” to arrive? Or are you keeping your purse strings lock-tight this season?
If you did buy, what did you get? That mid-sized flat screen TV that you thought would be discounted much more than it showed on the shelf? And did finally spring for one of those not-so-fast-selling TiVos, the better to hook yourself up to video ...
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TiVo increasing on-screen ads, cable companies rejoice
boygeniusreport.com 12/10/2008 —
Sometimes you just have to sit back and wonder what TiVo is thinking. Apparently the biz dev team there doesn’t think the unending onslaught of television commercials is enough to drive the average television watcher completely insane, so ...
TiVo Mobile brings remote queuing to iPhone
electronista.com 11/25/2008 — TiVo and web firm Mobui today rolled out TiVo Mobile. The web app gives the iPhone, iPod touch and other mobile devices with full web browsers the ability to remotely schedule one of TiVo's Series 2 or 3 DVRs and to find shows using most of the crit...
Press release
investor.tivo.com 3/25/2009 — 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/ -- ...
The Perfect Holiday Entertainment Treat
tivo.com 12/5/2008 — Provide us your contact information in the form below and we'll send out your very own TiVo ® cookie cutter for Free! And, then send us photos of your delicious creations—can't wait to see your cookies! Email us a photo of your cookie creations at ...
TiVo DVRs now stream movies from Netflix
blog.netflix.com 12/8/2008 — This morning, TiVo released a software update to its newest generation of DVRs, giving them the capability to stream movies & TV episodes from Netflix. This includes instant streaming of more than 300 titles in HD resolution. Three TiVo DVR ...
TiVo Gets Text Message Scheduling via kwiry [TiVo]
i.gizmodo.com 1/14/2009 — kwiry, the web application which enables commands via text messaging, has now added support for TiVo Scheduling. The service is open to any phone capable of texting and no web connection is needed. Once you've set up an account with kwiry and linked ...
TiVo Adds Disney, Jaman Rentals - Home Video News
news.digitaltrends.com 10/23/2008 — TiVo has inked a deal with CinemaNow to offer Disney films loaded directly to their set-top DVRs, and a deal with Jaman for independent films. DVR pioneer TiVo has inked a new agreement with CinemaNow that will make popular Disney films available to ...
TiVo Sticks Ads Into Timeshifting [TiVo]
gizmodo.com 12/10/2008 — Today, TiVo has begun implementation of a new feature allowing advertisers to insert text ads into paused programming. That's right, skipping those commercials is finally becoming impossible. These ads can work on live TV or prerecorded content, ...
The Tivo (video)
youtube.com 10/22/2008 — A man is delighted by how his new Tivo has changed his life, until the machine becomes obsessed with him and begins killing people. Writer/Director Adam Gre...
BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand on TiVo!
tivo.com 3/25/2009 — Get the BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand full library of digital movie titles on your TV through your TiVo DVR! The BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand on TiVo service will be available on all TiVo ® Series2™, TiVo ® HD, TiVo ® HD XL and TiVo ® Series3™ DVRs. BLOCKBUSTER and ...
TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation —
CNET News - Business Tech 11/25/2008
EchoStar's loss was TiVo's gain during the third quarter of 2008.
Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo on Tuesday announced it recorded profits of $100.6 million for the quarter, or 98 cents per share, compared with a loss of $8 million for the same quarter ...
TiVo Reports Record Profits for Q3 —
I4U News 11/26/2008
TiVo has reported record profits for Q3 2008. The net income for the quarter was $100.6 million compared to a loss of $8.3 million a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 was $95.3 million compared to $0.2 million the same quarter last year.
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