Tag Archives: Australia

Australia Gets a 1TB TiVo & WeaKnees Starts Offering ANZ TiVo Upgrades

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Two pieces of good news for ANZ TiVo users looking for more capacity. Until now Australia and New Zealand TiVo users have had to make due with 160GB & 320GB models. Well, Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited, the licensee … Continue reading →

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Robbee Minicola No Longer Hybrid TV Services CEO, It’s (Not) the End of the World

Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2011 by MegaZone

Robbee Minicola, whom I’ve mentioned a couple of times before, has served as the CEO of Hybrid TV Services (ANZ) – until now. Hybrid TV is the licensor of TiVo for Australia and New Zealand, the sole TiVo provider for … Continue reading →

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Hybrid TV CEO Robbee Minicola Explains TiVo Australia Maintenance

Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2011 by MegaZone

OK, first of all I should say that I can’t prove it is actually the Robbee Minicola, CEO of Hybrid TV Services, but that’s the claim. I do know the comment came from an IP address (192.148.117.103) handled by Telstra … Continue reading →

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TiVo Australia Customers Warned to Expect a Week of Sporadic Outages Due to Maintenance

Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 by MegaZone

Hybrid Television Services, licensee and operator of the TiVo service in ANZ, has begun warning customers to expect sporadic service outages starting Wednesday, August 3rd and continuing through Monday, August 8th. There is a silver lining to the cloud; the … Continue reading →

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TiVo Down Under Down, But Not Out

Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 by MegaZone

Back in 2008, before the site’s hiatus, I covered TiVo’s launch in Australia. Since then they’ve had a lot of ups and downs, and lately mostly downs. The main investor, Seven Network, pulled back, and Hybrid Television Services, the TiVo … Continue reading →

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