Tag Archives: DVR

EchoStar Preparing a Network DVR

Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 by MegaZone

EchoStar hasn’t been very successful in breaking into the US STB market. They, of course, continue to supply hardware to sister company Dish Network, but one of the objectives of splitting the companies apart was to allow EchoStar to provide … Continue reading →

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Speculation on the Google-Motorola Deal and TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by MegaZone

I just made a pretty damn long post about the Google buyout of Motorola Mobility. But there was one other aspect that I felt was better off in a separate post. And here it is. This acquisition has spurred talk … Continue reading →

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30% of US Homes Have an Internet Connected Video Device

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by MegaZone

I found this surprising at first, but reading the numbers it does make sense. 30% of US households have an Internet connected device capable of handling video for their TV. The most common device is, not too surprisingly, a game … Continue reading →

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Is TiVo Streaming Officially Arriving in October?

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011 by MegaZone

We know TiVo is working on streaming content from the Premiere. It was even accidentally activated by a software update, until a later update disabled it again. And we know that TiVo is developing the TiVo Premiere Q/Elite and TiVo … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media Announces Second Quarter Results, Says Nice Things About TiVo

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011 by MegaZone

Last week Virgin Media announced their second quarter results, as covered in their press release. While the overall results were positive, I’m particularly interested in what they had to say about their newly launched TiVo service. They have a little … Continue reading →

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