Media

TiVoCast Adds NY Times

If you recall, broadband-connected Series2 (and later this year, the Series3) video downloads were branded ‘TiVoCast’ in June. As promised, the service has been expanding (you can probably skip Heavy) and the New York Times is now serving up content — up to 10 minutes a day, depending on what’s going on in the world. … Read more

Today’s Apple Announcements

Quick summary… Hardware Enhanced iPod with brighter screen, updated GUI, and games Refreshed Nano (no video) and Shuffle (no screen) lines No killer video iPod device announcement; no built-in Bluetooth iTV: $299 Wireless media extender coming in 2007! Content 70 flicks added to iTunes from Disney studios 640×480 resolution, with Dolby Surround Same licensing as … Read more

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… MythTV .20 released. (PVRWire) DVR patent to show advertising key frames during fast forward. (Engadget) AOL to stream NBC shows. (Reuters) Microsoft building YouTube clone. (TechCrunch) DirecTV over WIMAX? (GigaOM)

Yahoo Broadcasts NFL Online (Outside North America)

It’s not cheap, but if you need pro football action outside of America (and don’t have a Slingbox stationed in the US), the NFL and Yahoo have you covered. $249 gets you live coverage of every game via the web. Even better? Works on Macs too. Yahoo says: The National Football League and Yahoo!, Inc … Read more

TiVo Launches CBS Sportsline Fantasy Football

tivo-sports.jpgIf only they had announced this 2-3 weeks ago (as in before the first day of the NFL season)… My former fantasy league jumped to FleaFlicker and my current league is on Yahoo. If they had gotten this up sooner, I would have petitioned hard to keep one of my leagues on CBS Sportsline — because this is the most innovative and practical application I’ve seen out of the HME engine.

TiVo says: TiVo Inc, the creator of and the leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and CBS SportsLine, a leading Internet sports media organization and part of CBS Digital Media, announced today that CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football Companion can be accessed from any television connected to a broadband-enabled TiVo Series2 DVR. Registered users of CBS SportsLine Fantasy Football can manage their leagues, check stats and scores, and watch highlights from the comfort of their living rooms with their TiVo remote control. CBS SportsLine and TiVo are creating a new form of interactive sports programming for subscribers.

TiVo obviously has a big deal going with CBS: The press release indicates that in addition to rolling out the Fantasy Football HME app, TiVo will also be presenting CBS Sportsline video Showcases, Gold Star promotions, and interactive advertising tags. Earlier this week, TiVo also announced they would be premiering CBS’ The Class (via download) ahead of it’s live TV debut.

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Amazon “Unbox” Video Downloads Launched

Amazon has jut launched their video download service, consisting of both movies ($10 – $15/ea to purchase) and television shows ($2/ea). Purchased shows can be archived to DVD, but are not playable on set-top boxes. Rented movies must be watched within 30 days, and once started must be completed within 24 hours like similar services … Read more

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… back home. Sprint thinks you’ll rent feature-length films on your cell phone. (Engadget) TiVo puts investors in suicide squeeze play. (Davis Freeberg) Nero adding PVR and video streaming functionality. (eHomeUpgrade) TiVo showcases CBS’s new fall season. (PVRWire) SanDisk V-Mate records video to memory cards on demand. (SanDisk)

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… in Vegas! Second gen HD-DVD player unveiled. (HD Beat) October 3rd Declared “Day Against DRM.” (Defective By Design) Windows Media Player 11, Beta 2 released. (Sean Alexander) Movielink reviewed. (Business Week)