Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A Familiar Name On The Badoop Badoop Show

Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 by MegaZone

While I was visiting TiVo’s suite at CES, TiVoShanan was there filming the latest episode of The Badoop Badoop Show, and she spent a few minutes talking to me. A short bit of that conversation missed the cutting room floor … Continue reading →

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Schedule TiVo Recordings Via Text Message

Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 by MegaZone

Starting today there’s another way to control your TiVo remotely – text message. TiVo, in partnership with kwiry, is allowing you to schedule recordings on your TiVo my texting 59479 (k-w-i-r-y) with messages such as “TiVo the office”. So if … Continue reading →

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Blockbuster Joins ‘Em Since They Can’t Beat ‘Em

Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 by MegaZone

Back in August of 2007 Blockbuster jumped into digital movie distribution by acquiring Movielink. However, they’ve failed to set the world on fire with their digital distribution service, trailing far behind Netflix, Amazon VOD, and CinemaNow. CinemaNow has enjoyed a … Continue reading →

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DISH Network And TiVo Trade Another Round

Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 by MegaZone

In the ongoing patent spat between DISH Network & EchoStar and TiVo there has been another exchange. First DISH Network issued this statement: DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) issued the following statement regarding recent developments … Continue reading →

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