After Day 2 of the Search Engine Strategies Conference 2007, Bear Stearns concludes TiVo is in a good position to ride the coattails of online video advertising (spending increased 82%). Bear Stearns writes: While online video advertising will compete with DVRs, especially in a converged world, there are similarities — targeting “in-market” purchasers, interactivity, measurability … Read more
Looks like TiVo is quietly rolling 8.3 out to a few select customers. Expect a full rollout (with priority registration?) in the near future. The build message reads: We just upgraded your Tivo service with the Spring 2007 Service update. This update includes more options for programs in your Now Playing list and integrates support … Read more
Immigration: The Human Cost This is what Web video was made for. Forget real news, video blogs and gadget demos, turn your browser to the Onion News Network. In case you missed it, the Onion debuted its online video broadcasts late last month. And if you’re a fan of the print version, the short-form videos … Read more
I was just discussing yesterday that TiVo’s biggest challenge (in relation to One True Media movie sharing) is getting the word out and educating consumers on the features they offer above and beyond the typical CableCo DVR. Pogue’s large piece in the NY Times does a nice job explaining the basics of many of these … Read more
We can’t have a media extender conversation here at ZNF without mentioning existing TiVo boxes. Though, at this point, it’s really a tale of two cities: Series2 and Series3 units. Networked Series2 units offer multi-room viewing (MRV), allowing the transfer and playback of recorded shows from one TiVo to another within the house. While we’ve … Read more
Originally slated for a late 2006 release, the 8.1 update for Series3 units is finally rolling. Notable features include TiVoCast capability, KidZone, WPA support, and the Recently Deleted folder… plus “a number of bugs and issues” have been resolved. This update pretty much unifies (if not the code base) the functionality of the S2 and … Read more
Those of you who read ZNF regularly or have come across some of my comments on the TCF can probably guess the Amazon Unbox on TiVo service excites me: Being able to rent feature length films via the Internet for television playback is my personal holy grail. So I checked in with TiVo, Inc this … Read more
We heard early rumblings, but when it comes to TiVo, you never quite know which rumors will turn out to be true. As it turns out though, TiVo and Amazon actually have been in negotiations to bring Unbox to TiVo subscribers and they are almost ready to roll it out. It goes into testing on … Read more