Monthly Archives: September 2007

TiVo Announces Results of its Stop||Watch(TM) Commercial Rankings for July

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo today announced their Stop||Watch commercial rankings for July, covering categories such as Motion Pictures, Automobiles, Soft Drinks, and OTC Remedies, as well as the top ten program episodes (1-5 are all episodes of The Closer, 6-9 are So You … Continue reading →

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TiVo in Mexico

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo service just recently launched for CABLEVISION customers in Mexico City, and it looks like it came out of the gate with accompanying ads, like this one: Light Reading’s Cable Digital News reports that pricing is a one time fee … Continue reading →

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Sparring via FCC filings

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 by MegaZone

On August 24, 2007 TiVo made a filing with the FCC in which they argue that OCAP, or the OpenCable Platform, is unsuitable for 3rd party bidirectional digital cable consumer electronics devices, such as a possible future TiVo. TiVo feels … Continue reading →

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TiVo and Crestron team up

Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 by MegaZone

Just over a week ago reports started coming out form CEDIA that TiVo and Crestron had teamed up – such as this report on Gizmodo. But all of the reports were light on the details, and some of them just … Continue reading →

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And more pot-shots in the format war

Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 by MegaZone

Frank Simonis, chairman of the BDA, took some shots at HD DVD on Friday. Commenting on the, now debunked, rumor that the 51GB HD DVD spec had been approved he expressed that the announcement was simply a publicity stunt. “I’m … Continue reading →

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