TiVo Adds Domino's to Its Menu

Users can order Domino's pizza from their TVs

By Sarah Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 18, 2008 9:46 AM CST

(Newser) – Hungry? Don't get up from the couch. TiVo customers can now order Domino's pizza right on their TVs, the Wall Street Journal reports, in a promotion that pops up when a customer forwards through a Domino's commercial. The promotion has two goals: Beefing up the... Read full story »

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