Category Archives: TiVo

Speculation on the Google-Motorola Deal and TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by MegaZone

I just made a pretty damn long post about the Google buyout of Motorola Mobility. But there was one other aspect that I felt was better off in a separate post. And here it is. This acquisition has spurred talk … Continue reading →

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Google’s Motorola Buy is About More Than Phones & Patents

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by MegaZone

The big news Monday was, of course, Google’s $12.5B purchase of Motorola Mobility. (Though Motorola has $3B of cash on hand, so when & if the deal closes I suppose it is more like a $9.5B deal since Google gets … Continue reading →

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BBC Big Screen iPlayer to be Integrated with Virgin Media TiVo EPG

Posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 by MegaZone

One of the few complaints lodged against the Virgin Media TiVo is that the BBC iPlayer is disconnected from the rest of the system. It lives as a separate app, and isn’t integrated into the ‘catch-up’ EPG, etc. While BBC … Continue reading →

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TiVo Premiere Elite Features Detailed in FCC Filing

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by MegaZone

TiVo would have to put something out on the one day I’m not glued to the net. I saw this this morning in my FCC RSS feeds in Google Reader on my Droid, but I’m just getting a chance to … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media TiVo Users Get V Festival App

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by MegaZone

Demonstrating the flexibility provided by the new TiVo platform’s Flash application environment, Virgin Media has launched another custom app. This one is a bit of shameless cross-promotion, as it is connected to the upcoming V Festival, which is happening August … Continue reading →

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