Category Archives: Cable

Tuning Adapters Finally Rolling Out

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

Back in October Comcast started rolling out Tuning Adapters, and Time Warner was offering pre-orders, but it looks like it is spreading. Yesterday Hank, a reader from Spencer, MA, contacted me to let me know that he’d received a notice … Continue reading →

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Off To CES

Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2009 by MegaZone

Welll, in just under 10 hours I should be on a plane to Las Vegas, NV for CES. The show properly is Thursday-Sunday, but there are press events Tuesday and Wednesday which I’ll be attending. During the show itself I’ll … Continue reading →

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TiVo Removes Useful Support Tool, Charter Adds Channels

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by MegaZone

One of the most useful self-support tools on TiVo’s website has gone missing. TiVo used to have an online form to correct problems with your channel lineup, which was at that link or conveniently at http://www.tivo.com/lineup. I’ve used that form … Continue reading →

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Ad Council Adopts Backchannelmedia’s TV-to-Internet Tech

Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by MegaZone

Backchannelmedia recently announced their TV-to-Internet technology was being trialed by LIN TV Corp. in New England, and now The Advertising Council will adopt the technology for use with their public service campaigns. The Ad Council’s use will coincide with the … Continue reading →

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New Interactive TV And Advertising Platforms Get Trialed

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by MegaZone

In the past couple of days I’ve had a couple of press releases cross my (virtual) desk relating to some new interactive TV technologies tied to advertising, which sound like they’re targeting the same market as TiVo’s interactive ad platform. … Continue reading →

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