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  • September 2008

    • DVR Second Only to Cell Among Gizmos: Survey

      Ars Technica  |  Sep 4, 08 4:37 PM CDT

      DVR Second Only to Cell Among Gizmos: Survey

      (Newser) - Consumers prefer digital video recorders to nearly every other appliance and gadget they own, a survey finds. The group asked 1,012 DVR owners across four countries to rank their gadgets and appliances. The respondents overwhelmingly elected the DVR their second-most essential gadget (behind their cell phones), and third-most valuable appliance (behind washing machines and microwaves), Ars Technica reports. More »

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      gadget  • TiVo  • survey  • DVR

  • July 2008
  • May 2008
  • March 2008

    • YouTube Opens to Developers

      MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 14, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      YouTube Opens to Developers

      (Newser) - YouTube is opening up to software developers, the company said Wednesday. Programmers can create new interfaces to play videos, for example, or let users upload clips to YouTube directly from other sites. And later this year, viewers will be able to watch YouTube videos via TiVo. The open platform won’t create revenue, Technology Review reports, but YouTube hopes it will attract more users. More »

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      YouTube  • video game  • video  • Electronic Arts  • TiVo  • software developers  • Spore  • programmers

  • February 2008

    • TiVo Wins Patent Suit on Appeal

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 1, 08 3:29 AM CST

      TiVo Wins Patent Suit on Appeal

      (Newser) - TiVo's share price soared after an appeals court ruled that EchoStar Holding and Dish Network had been illegally using TiVo's "time-warp" recording software, the Wall Street Journal reports. TiVo has been trying to expand its business beyond set-top box making and into licensing its technology, which lets users pause, fast forward and rewind live TV programs. More »

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      television  • digital video  • TiVo  • Dish Network  • EchoStar

  • January 2008

    • Comcast, TiVo Team Up in Boston

      USA Today  |  Jan 22, 08 10:24 AM CST

      Comcast, TiVo Team Up in Boston

      (Newser) - TiVo and Comcast have rolled out their promised joint service in the Boston area, with national distribution to follow. The service sends TiVo software to Comcast-provided digital video recorders in a first that TiVo hopes to repeat with other cable providers, USA Today reports. TiVo lost hundreds of thousands of customers when DirecTV turned to an in-house DVR. More »

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      Boston  • Comcast  • digital video  • TiVo  • DirecTV  • DVR

  • December 2007

    • TiVo Changes Tune, Plays Nice with Media

      New York Times  |  Dec 10, 07 1:13 PM CST

      TiVo Changes Tune, Plays Nice with Media

      (Newser) - TiVo isn’t a media pariah anymore, the New York Times reports, thanks to a series of moves to buddy up with networks it once scared. TiVo recently signed a deal to provide NBC with second-by-second ratings of programs, showing exactly which ads people are watching. It has also developed technology to help out jilted advertisers, displaying banner messages while viewers zip past commercials. More »

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      television  • NBC Universal  • TiVo  • DVR  • Nielsen Media Research

  • November 2007

    • NBC Looks to TiVo to Help Sell Clients

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 27, 07 12:22 PM CST

      NBC Looks to TiVo to Help Sell Clients

      (Newser) - NBC Universal will begin using viewership data gleaned from TiVo digital video recorders beginning in January, making it the first of the major networks to have access to second-by-second ratings of programming and commercials from TiVo, reports the Wall Street Journal . The network hopes TiVo will help it develop effective ways to target viewers who use DVRs to skip commercials. More »

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      television  • NBC  • commercials  • NBC Universal  • Nielsen Ratings  • TiVo  • DVR  • Bravo  • Nielsen Media Research  • Telemundo

    • Soon, Advertisers Will Get You Too

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 8, 07 12:08 PM CST

      Soon, Advertisers Will Get You Too

      (Newser) - With cable companies crowding the TV recording industry it once lorded over, TiVo has found a new revenue stream – selling advertisers info about commercial skippers. Already purveyors of minute-by-minute ratings for shows, TiVo will now offer demographic details to hungry advertisers, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I want to know which segments of my customers are skipping my ads,” one marketer said. More »

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      television  • advertising  • marketing  • commercials  • TiVo  • DVR

  • October 2007

    • Early Adopters' Bragging Rights Dwindle

      PC World  |  Oct 24, 07 12:32 PM CDT

      Early Adopters' Bragging Rights Dwindle

      (Newser) - Only two months after the launch of the iPhone, Apple angered its fan base of early adopters by dropping the phone's price sharply. Apple's move signals a broader shift in product life cycles: the shelf life of bragging rights for which early adopters of new gadgets pay premium prices is growing ever shorter, PC World reports. More »

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      Apple  • cell phones  • iPhone  • AT and T  • Nintendo Wii  • Motorola  • TiVo

    • New Deal Lets Users Stream Music Via TiVo

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 9, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      New Deal Lets Users Stream Music Via TiVo

      (Newser) - Rhapsody, the digital music arm of RealNetworks and Viacom, has inked a deal to allow its content on TiVo digital video recorders. Rhapsody allows users to access—but not download—an unlimited number of songs for a monthly fee, and today's agreement will allow users to stream that content into home theater systems, says the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      music downloads  • TiVo

    • How TiVo Can Save Your Show

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 1, 07 11:16 AM CDT

      How TiVo Can Save Your Show

      (Newser) - If video killed the radio star, then TiVo might be the salvation of your favorite bad show. Nielson will include DVR playback numbers in this season's ratings, the LA Times reports, which will mean big boosts for some—like CBS’ “Big Bang Theory,” up 13% on playback—and the re-appearance of the coveted 18-49 demographic. More »

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      television  • Nielsen Ratings  • TiVo  • DVR  • Nielsen

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