Category Archives: Press Release

DirecTV TiVo HD DVR, aka DirecTiVo, Now In Manufacturing – Actually Launching Soon?!

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by MegaZone

TiVo announced their 2Q2012 financial results today, followed by the corresponding quarterly financial call. The call was where the most interesting news came out though. Early on, at the 07:06 mark, TiVo CEO Tom Rogers confirmed what we basically already … Continue reading →

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Sony Slashes $50 Off the PlayStation3 Price

Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 by MegaZone

Sony has slashed the price of the PS3 worldwide. In the US they trimmed $50, €50 in Europe, and ¥5,000 in Japan. In the US at least that brings the 160GB model to half the price of the 20GB model … Continue reading →

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TiVo Authorizes Stock Repurchase Plan of Up to $100 Million

Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 by MegaZone

I didn’t get around to covering this last week, since I’m really a geek and don’t follow the financial world closely, but it is worth mentioning I think. TiVo is using part of the $500 million they got from EchoStar … Continue reading →

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ATSC Begins Work On Broadcast 3D TV Standard

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by MegaZone

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the group behind the television standards known by the same initials, today announced that they’ve begun work on ATSC standards for broadcast 3D TV. As announced: The groundbreaking work on the new 3D-TV broadcast … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Cable to Acquire Insight Communications for $3B

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by MegaZone

Maybe this explains why Time Warner Cable apparently missed the memo about allowing users to self-install CableCARD, they’ve been distracted by discussions on acquiring Insight Communications for $3 billion. Based on the NCTA’s March rankings, TWC is the fourth largest … Continue reading →

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