Monthly Archives: November 2008

TiVoCast Enters REHAB With truTV And Plays With StreetFire TV

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo has added some more content to TiVoCast. First up, they’ve partnered with truTV (formerly CourtTV) to launch a new channel. The first show to join the channel is truTV’s new program REHAB: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel. The … Continue reading →

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Foxtel Chief Exec Takes A Swipe At TiVo

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

Foxtel is TiVo’s primary competitor in Australia. While TiVo is sold by Seven Network and is a ‘free to air’ DVR used with broadcast TV, with no subscription fees, Foxtel’s iQ/iQ2 DVRs are used with Foxtel’s pay TV service. It … Continue reading →

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Is Charter Losing Their Moxi?

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

Despite the recent announcement the Digeo Moxi 3012 HD DVR has been picked up by BendBroadband in Oregon, the overall signs have not been good. The 3012 missed it’s 3Q08 shipping target with Charter Communications, and now it sounds like … Continue reading →

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TiVo Australia Revs Up Home Media Engine

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

The good news is it sounds like TiVo is finally embracing HME and encouraging developers, the bad news is this is TiVo Australia. As regular readers are likely aware, I’ve repeatedly expressed frustration with the way TiVo has handled HME … Continue reading →

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A Stake Through HD DVD’s Cold, Dead Heart

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

While Toshiba officially pronounced HD DVD dead back in February, movies have still been available from Netflix for users to rent. But not anymore, well, not after December 15, 2008 anyway. Effective December 15, 2008 HD DVD will no longer … Continue reading →

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