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)
Never enough time… in Florida! TiVo attempts to poach Dish customers. (TiVo) EchoStar and DirecTV partner, then drop out of FCC auction. (AP) Nearly glowing review of new Archos 604 PMP (CNET) Sexy little $150 Mac ATSC tuner available for pre-order. (HDBeat)
EchoStar was granted a temporary stay in federal appeals court today. Meaning (you guessed it) more press release posturing! Assuming cooler heads prevail, this should buy both parties some time to work out a licensing deal. EchoStar says: We are pleased that this morning, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked … Read more
Here we go again with the dueling press releases… TiVo says: “TiVo is pleased that Judge Folsom has granted a permanent injunction against EchoStar’s DVR products along with supplemental damages and interest. This decision recognizes that our intellectual property is valuable and will ensure that moving forward EchoStar will be unable to use our patented … Read more
The ruling is in: Within 30 days, all infringing Dish DVR functionality must be disabled and TiVo‘s initial award comes to about ninety million big ones. The market should be interesting tomorrow AM and EchoStar is sure to appeal. If you’re just tuning in, you can catch up here — otherwise check out the official court ruling below.
UPDATE 1: TiVo and EchoStar respond with dueling press releases.
UPDATE 2: EchoStar is granted a stay, cause for more press releases
I’m not entirely sure what this is all about, but Tupperware TiVo lovers can now impress their heathen friends with corporate support comprised of “special programming, exclusive offers, and entertaining tips.” Provide your email, and they’ll get in touch when applications are being accepted. TiVo House Party: You spread the word, share the love, and … Read more
Like a variety of publications and blogs, I came across Verizon’s DVR press release yesterday. However, instead of speculating how the telcos will battle the cablecos with new features or getting hung up on the underlying technology I’ll give you two different reasons why this a significant announcement. I assume many of my readers are … Read more
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