Xbox 360 IPTV interviews

GameVideos.com has a couple of video interviews about the XBox 360. Mainly about their IPTV service, but it touches on things like a larger drive, DVR functionality, etc. Decent for keeping track of what’s happening in the market – Part 1 and Part 2. I picked this up from PVRWire

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Debbie does Blu-ray

Well, the recent furor over porn companies not being able to release on Blu-ray seems to be over – “Debbie Does Dallas… Again” is being released on Blu-ray. It is a sequel to the original Debbie Does Dallas, and it will be in 1080p and include alternate angles for ‘key scenes’. :-)

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Hacks on high-definition DVD players confirmed

A consortium of movie studios and technology companies backing the encryption system for high-definition DVDs on Thursday confirmed that hackers have stolen “title keys” and used them to decrypt high-definition DVDs through flaws in DVD player software

This could be good for Blu-ray in the long run. The Blu-ray group added BD+ and ROM Mark to BD to add security above and beyond AACS. Most BD titles at this point do not use BD+, but this could push studios into using it since they can’t rely on AACS alone. Though I’m sure that the keys that have been grabbed will be revoked.

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James Kim Memorial Fund Charity Raffle for a TiVo Toaster

I wish I’d thought of this. Remember the TiVo Snow Globe and Toaster I posted about in December? Dave Zatz over at ZatzNotFunny worked with E. Stephen Mack, the Director of TiVoCast Operations, to reserve one of the toasters for raffle. For every $10 sent in via PayPal you get one virtual raffle ticket. At the end of January, one winner will be randomly selected and the toaster will be shipped to them. Dave will send all of the ticket fees, plus the AdSense income for ZNF for December, to CNet for the James Kim Memorial Fund. Details on getting your raffle ticket(s) are here.

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CBS Marketing Group Launches Two-Week Special Super Bowl Campaign Exclusively With TiVo

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and CBS today announced the launch of a special two-week Super Bowl campaign that will leverage TiVo’s Emmy-award winning interactive advertising features to promote SUPER BOWL XLI and its Super Monday line-up, including the new CBS comedy RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. The Gold Star Sponsorship will feature exclusive content for RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and CRIMINAL MINDS and TiVo will offer a One-Click Record from a Showcase, allowing TiVo subscribers to schedule a recording of not only SUPER BOWL XLI, but to also set up a Season Pass to record the entire Monday night CBS comedy line-up. This two-week campaign will air through Tuesday, February 6.

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