Daily Archives: Wednesday, September 20, 2006

TiVo and Information Resources Inc. Launch Groundbreaking TV Advertising Research Services

Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), today launched the IRI TiVo Consumer Insights Suite(TM), comprised of two new services, providing advertisers and brand marketers with the ability to fully understand the impact digital video recorder (DVR) technology … Continue reading →

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TiVo FCC filings

Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 by MegaZone

User dt_dc posted about this at TiVoCommunity.com. TiVo has filed in opposition to two petitions, one from Charter and one from Verizon. There is a pending FCC requirement that would force all cable operators to use CableCARD on their own … Continue reading →

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Lifetime Series2s still out there.

Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 by MegaZone

User bubba1972 over at TiVoCommunity.com posted this. If you go to http://www.skymall.com/DriversEdge and search on ‘TiVo’ they have a 40-hour S2 with lifetime for $599, an 80-hour S2 with lifetime for $669, and a Humax DRT400 with lifetime for $879. … Continue reading →

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Disc in the works would play both new DVD formats

Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 by MegaZone

A patent application has been filed for a disc that would play two competing high-definition DVD formats, which, if successful, could help appease a battle that has divided Hollywood and confounded consumers. I’m kind of surprised to see this patented, … Continue reading →

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