Author Archives: MegaZone

About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

Liberty Media Concludes DirecTV Acquisition

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Liberty Media has completed their acquisition of News Corp’s shares in DirecTV. The FCC approved the deal on Monday, and the Justice Department followed suit on Tuesday, clearing the deal of any anti-trust hurdles. The full deal has Liberty giving … Continue reading →

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend it almost isn’t worth posting about the sale. Amazon Unbox is only offering two titles, The Comebacks for $2.49 and The Bourne Supremacy for $2.99.

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Paramount And DreamWorks Animation Drop HD DVD, As Of Next Tuesday

Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Tuesday, March 4th, will see the last HD DVD releases from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation – Into the Wild and Things We Lost in the Fire, both from Paramount. All previously announced HD DVD releases due after 3/4 are canceled. … Continue reading →

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TiVo Adds Two High-End Packages To TiVo Rewards

Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 by MegaZone

As announced this morning, TiVo is discontinuing the TiVo Rewards program soon. It looks like, as a parting offer, they’ve added a couple of high-end rewards packages for those over-achievers with a high points count. The former high-end was the … Continue reading →

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Confirmed: TiVo Ending TiVo Rewards, New Program Coming

Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 by MegaZone

After the rumor of TiVo ending the TiVo Rewards program appeared the other day, I contacted TiVo to get the facts. They’ve responded with the following official statement: After careful review and evaluation TiVo Inc has decided to end the … Continue reading →

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