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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.

From TiVo, better data on ad skipping

Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo may have the answer. The DVR maker is offering buyers data on viewing on some of its digital video recorders that would reveal just how much ad-skipping does take place. But the information is new, and it could take … Continue reading →

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GCi(TM) to Enable Premium Digital Content and Services to Sling Media’s Slingbox Customers

Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 by MegaZone

Some Sling News…

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Interpublic Subscribes to TiVo Stop||Watch(TM) Ratings Service

Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG), one of the world’s leading organizations of advertising agencies and … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray besting its high-def DVD rival

Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 by MegaZone

Of the high-definition discs consumers bought in the first quarter, 70 percent were Blu-ray Disc and 30 percent were HD DVD, according to sales figures provided by trade publication Home Media Magazine. Blu-ray is picking up steam with the PS3 … Continue reading →

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TiVo returning to the UK?

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 by MegaZone

The Sunday Herald has an article on TiVo in the UK. Mike Ramsay, who relinquished his chief executive post last year but still remains on the board of the Silicon Valley company, told the Sunday Herald that TiVo could return … Continue reading →

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