Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered
Never enough time… in Vegas! Comcast DVRs get banner ads. (PVRBlog) TiVo Series3 unboxed. (PVRWire) Disney flicks on iTunes next month? (Business Week) Diego (Moxi) CEO interviewed. (itvt)
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Amazon Pimps Fox Fall Shows Too
Wow, Fox content is popping up everywhere (TitanTV, Yahoo, AOL, IGN). This morning my mom got an email linked to an Amazon “Fox Fall TV Sneak Peek” page of numerous series video clips. UPDATE: Looks like Fox is advertising on 50 (!) sites. Wonder how much a video campaign of this magnitude costs… (Thanks Mom!)
Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered
Never enough time… TiVo tastes some sweet revenge. (Wired) Yahoo television guide updated with video clips and pilot episodes. (Yahoo) What’s holding up international deployment of SlingPlayer Mobile? (SlingCommunity) Omnicom Media Group signs advertising agreement With TiVo. (TiVo) KnoppMyth updated. (PVRWire)
TiVo KidZone: “Can I get an amen?”
The TiVo Ministry pitched KidZone to clergy in Dallas and Atlanta this week while picking up the National Association of Evangelicals Seal of Approval. TiVo plans to visit other religious leaders later this month at the Islamic Center, Wiccan Church, and Temple Shalom.* Also this week, TiVo deployed on-box advertising to get the KZ word … Read more
Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered
Never enough time… Hands on with Hauppauge’s wireless media streamer. (SnapStream) DivX launches YouTube-alike. (GigaOm) The demise of Sony’s PSP. (TechLore) Netflix movie download servers found? (HackingNetflix) AOL signs deals to offer movie video downloads. (TechCrunch)
TitanTV Streams Fox Programming
We’ve seen television content start to pop up all over the interwebs (some free and some pay) the last few months. Now HD aficionado web program guide TitanTV has got into the action by providing free Fox content. Since they’ll only be showing the first three episodes of Prison Break and Vanished, I see this … Read more
Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered
Never enough time… Buy Slingbox, get mobile player free; MS Smart Phone SlingPlayer v1 out of beta; PPC SlingPlayer v1.1 beta now available. (jkOnTheRun) National Association of Evangelicals (who?) approves TiVo’s KidZone. (Christian Post) DVRs help voters avoid campaign ads. (Washington Post) Cisco buys VOD company Arroyo. (TechCrunch)
Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered
Never enough time… in Florida! TiVo co-founder Barton discusses Interactive Television Emmy. (TiVo) Guba lowers DVD download prices and I don’t care. (BusinessWeek) More discussion of advertising in the DVR age. (Washington Post) Final VC-1 patent licensing terms set by MPEG group. (HDBeat)