Category Archives: Broadband

Hollywood Still Doesn’t ‘Get’ Technology Such As TiVo

Posted on Monday, March 31, 2008 by MegaZone

Denise Howell has a nice write-up of a copyright discussion at the recent Tech Policy Summit over at ZDNet. The discussion panel included Patrick Ross (Executive Director, Copyright Alliance), Fred von Lohmann (Senior Staff Attorney, EFF), Matt Zinn (VP and … Continue reading →

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Home Media Magazine Compares Video Download Boxes

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 by MegaZone

This issue of Home Media Magazine has an article, ‘Battle of the Boxes‘, which compares the four main options for watching broadband downloaded video on your TV: TiVo, Apple TV, VUDU, and Xbox 360. Overall the article is kind of … Continue reading →

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DVRs And Streaming Media Grow

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The LA Times published a quick ‘By the numbers‘ today with numbers from Nielsen Media Research. They report that 22% of homes have a DVR, up from just 2% two years ago. And streaming media seems to be big with … Continue reading →

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VUDU To Cut Price From $399 To $295

Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 by MegaZone

A little birdy just sent me a press release that VUDU has scheduled to hit in the morning. They will be cutting the MSRP on their entry-level box from $399 to $295 effective January 24th. Certainly a move in the … Continue reading →

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JAMAN AND TIVO EXPAND INDEPENDENT AND INTERNATIONAL FILM ACCESS DIRECT TO THE LIVING ROOM

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 by MegaZone

Oh, this is interesting. TiVo is adding movie downloads from Jaman.com as a compliment to the existing Amazon Unbox service. Jaman specializes in independent and international films, so it’ll provide content you don’t necessarily find via Unbox. (Still waiting for … Continue reading →

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