Category Archives: Amazon Unbox

Amazon Discovers New Prime Instant Video Content

Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 by MegaZone

Amazon today announced a new deal with Discovery Networks to bring nearly 3,000 more titles to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video ‘free’ streaming service. I put ‘free’ in quotes since it requires an Amazon Prime membership, but it is free to … Continue reading →

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The Road Ahead For TiVo

Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012 by MegaZone

I mentioned my conversation last Friday with TiVo’s Public Relations Manager, Jessica Loebig, and VP & GM of Product Marketing, Jim Denney, in my posts on the transcoding box and the IP STB, but we discussed more than those two … Continue reading →

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Amazon Black Friday Week Deals

Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by MegaZone

The marketing speak is getting out of control. As if Black Friday and Cyber Monday weren’t bad enough, now we have Black Friday Week? Why not just call it a Thanksgiving Sale? Oh well. Anyway, Amazon’s Black Friday Week sale … Continue reading →

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Amazon Inks Deal to Stream FOX Content, Netflix Needs to Watch Their Back

Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 by MegaZone

There’s an interesting announcement on the Amazon front page today. They’ve inked a deal with FOX to include their content in the ‘free’ Prime instant video streaming service. Amazon Prime has traditionally been a $79 year service which gives members … Continue reading →

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Roku’s New Boxes Highlight Where TiVo is Failing in OTT Content

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by MegaZone

I’m a big fan of TiVo, that’s no secret. I think that TiVo is the best DVR available today, and I don’t hesitate to recommend it. But don’t for a minute think that means I believe they’re perfect and don’t … Continue reading →

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