Monthly Archives: August 2005

DirecTV to stop marketing TiVo

Posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 by MegaZone

DirecTV Group Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to stop marketing digital video recorders from TiVo Inc. this year, as part of a broader plan to replace them with News Corp.-created technology, a top executive said on Wednesday. Well, it … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray backers announce DRM details

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 by MegaZone

The Blu-ray Discs Association (BDA) has chosen the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) to protect movies and music stored on the next-generation optical storage format.

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Toshiba, Clariant Team on 30GB Recordable HD-DVD

Posted on Saturday, August 6, 2005 by MegaZone

Developers boost capacity of dual-layer discs by using a new dye.

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Sign up to preview the next TiVo software release!

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2005 by MegaZone

New TiVo Open Beta! See TiVoPony’s original post. Just trust me, go sign up.

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TiVo hints at future enhancements

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2005 by MegaZone

An update to TiVo’s privacy policy sent out this week has left hints about the digital video recorder company’s plans for future relationships with outside content providers. Well, the press noticed what we noticed days ago.

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