Category Archives: Cable

Roku’s New Boxes Highlight Where TiVo is Failing in OTT Content

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by MegaZone

I’m a big fan of TiVo, that’s no secret. I think that TiVo is the best DVR available today, and I don’t hesitate to recommend it. But don’t for a minute think that means I believe they’re perfect and don’t … Continue reading →

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Last Chance to Support TiVo’s FCC Waiver Request

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by MegaZone

A couple of week’s ago I posted about TiVo’s request for a waiver from the FCC to allow them to bring the four tuner TiVo Premiere Elite to market. Well, today is the last day to file comments, there are … Continue reading →

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ONO On Track For September TiVo Launch in Spain

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by MegaZone

Just over a year ago, during the site’s hiatus, TiVo announced a deal with Spain’s largest cable operator, ONO, similar to their deal with Virgin Media in the UK. In fact, very similar, the same Cisco hardware Virgin is using … Continue reading →

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Verizon FiOS Begins Allowing CableCARD Self-Installs

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

Ahead of the August 1st FCC mandated date, Verizon has begun allowing FiOS TV customers to self-install CableCARDs into their own devices, which primarily means TiVo of course. You can order a CableCARD online for you to install yourself – … Continue reading →

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NY Times Blog Entry on TiVo is Really an Indictment of Cable MSOs

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 by MegaZone

The New York Times’ Gadgetwise Blog on Monday posted an entry about TiVo entitled “TiVo, Nice Service if You Can Get It“. It is generally favorable about TiVo itself, but makes it sound like the hassle of getting TiVo may … Continue reading →

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