Category Archives: TiVo

More Steps In The Legal Dance Between TiVo And EchoStar

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 by MegaZone

Friday marked a status conference between TiVo and Dish Network/EchoStar before the trial judge (transcript is here, thanks to Mainer_Ayah at InvestorVillage). Nothing was really accomplished, they’ll meet again on September 4th for a contempt hearing on the injunction against … Continue reading →

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Amazon Now Carries 500GB eSATA Western Digital My DVR Expander

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 by MegaZone

Mark noticed that Amazon is now carrying the 500GB eSATA Western Digital My DVR Expander, the only drive currently approved for use with the TiVo Series3 and the TiVo HD, in fact the only drive that works with the TiVo … Continue reading →

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TiVoCast Adds Golf Tips and Vogue.TV

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo is rapidly expanding their TiVoCast lineup, which is great, but they really, really need to do something to notify their users of all these new channels. I’d bet most users don’t check the lineup that often and don’t realize … Continue reading →

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John C. Dvorak Thinks Disney Should Buy TiVo

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 by MegaZone

I enjoy watching John C. Dvorak on Cranky Geeks, which is available via TiVoCast, in part because he’ll sometimes make fairly outrageous predictions or bold statements. This time, starting with the recent announcement of TiVo making a deal to present … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch Walked Away From TiVo Buyout Last Year

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by MegaZone

One of the interesting things to come out of D6 is the new that Rupert Murdoch was in negotiations to buy TiVo last year, but walked away due to the price being too high. The news was casually dropped by … Continue reading →

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