Tag Archives: Cable

ONO On Track For September TiVo Launch in Spain

Just over a year ago, during the site’s hiatus, TiVo announced a deal with Spain’s largest cable operator, ONO, similar to their deal with Virgin Media in the UK. In fact, very similar, the same Cisco hardware Virgin is using … Continue reading

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TiVo And SeaChange Team To Bring Cable VOD To CableCARD TiVos

One of the features that remains absent from the standalone CableCARD TiVo units has been support for cable provider VOD/PPV services. These services are only available on the Comcast and Cox provided TiVo DVRs. Now TiVo is teaming with SeaChange, … Continue reading

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Funai Electric Also Signs Cable MOU

I posted this morning about LG Electronics signing the cable MOU on tru2way. Well, it looks like Funai Electric has also signed it. You may not be familiar with the Funai name, but Funai markets their products under the Philips, … Continue reading

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LG Electronics Signs tru2way Accord With Cable MSOs

Originally announced as an agreement between Sony and the cable industry, and then signed by additional CE vendors, the tru2way MOU has now been signed by LG Electronics. They’re planning to release tru2way-enabled HDTVs starting in 2009. Press release below:

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MediaPost’s TV Board On Why A Cable DVR Is Not A TiVo

I got a kick out of this post in MediaPost’s TV Board blog. A friend of the post’s author called Comcast about their digital phone service and got a pitch for a DVR. I loved the summary of the conversation: … Continue reading

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