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TiVo Lets Subscribers Plug Into New Gear
News TiVo is allowing current lifetime subscribers in the US to transfer their memberships to new recorders when they purchase a Series2 set-top box with 80 hours of storage capacity. The company officially kicked off the promotion Tuesday, according to...
[February 12, 2003, 7:38]
Sonicblue, TiVo Settle Patent Spat
News Sonicblue and TiVo announced late on Friday that the two companies will dismiss their patent infringement claims against one another. Sonicblue and Tivo representatives were not available to comment on the settlement.
[November 11, 2002, 15:40]
TiVo Switches Off UK Sales
News TiVo has confirmed that it is scaling down its business in the UK, and has stopped manufacturing its digital video recorder (DVR) set-top boxes for sale here. Existing supplies of TiVo hardware may still be in the retail channel, the company said...
[February 5, 2003, 12:18]
TiVo Inks Movie Deal With Fox
News TiVo and 20th Century Fox have signed an agreement that lets the movie studio deliver promotions to TiVo customers in the US. Beginning Monday, 20th Century Fox will offer an exclusive preview of its upcoming movie "Daredevil" to TiVo customers.
[January 31, 2003, 8:49]
CES: TiVo Broadens Its Programming
News TiVo announced on Tuesday a second-generation set-top box and alliances with services companies -- news that should give it a lift against competitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. TiVo's software and subscription service is at the...
[January 9, 2002, 10:07]
TiVo Makes Customers An Offer They Can't Refuse
News Owners of TiVo personal video recorders found that their boxes recorded the show whether they programmed it in or not -- and now it's there, the recording can't be erased for about a week. Dubbed a "must see" by the BBC, the corporation arranged...
[May 24, 2002, 16:35]
TiVo Upgrade Sets Up Streaming Network
News TiVo wants to be the hub for spreading digital content throughout the home. The company on Tuesday made available a new software upgrade that will allow its TiVo Series2 digital video recorders to tap content stored on a home PC, but only for US...
[April 9, 2003, 14:42]
TiVo Revamps Business Plan, Sheds Workers
News Digital video recorder company TiVo announced new operating plans Thursday that include laying off 80 employees, about a quarter of its work force. TiVo said in a statement that the measures should eliminate the need to find additional funding in...
[April 6, 2001, 7:53]
TiVo Bug Is Hardware Glitch Say Company
News A new problem with some TiVo home video recorders is the result of a hard drive failure and not of a recent software upgrade, according to company representatives. Several TiVo owners have recently contacted CNET News.com to complain of a...
[May 14, 2001, 8:59]
TiVo Goes Mobile
News When it comes to buzzwords, TiVo's announcement on Monday was loaded: quick, easy, download, TV shows, mobile, PSP and, of course, iPod. TiVo said beta testing will begin in "coming weeks" for owners of newer Series2 boxes who also own a video iPod...
[November 24, 2005, 10:30]
TiVo Shares Rocket On AOLTV Pact
News America Online will develop a set-top box featuring personal television services from TiVo, the companies said Wednesday. Investors cheered TiVo shares, which were up 66 percent in early trading. TiVo technology record television as it is being...
[June 14, 2000, 13:54]
TiVo Faces 'pause' Button Lawsuit
News TiVo, the company that makes the technology behind the digital video recorders sold by Philips, Sony and others, is facing a lawsuit over its pause button. The lawsuit alleges that TiVo infringes the US Reissue Patent 36,801, which describes the...
[October 3, 2001, 14:28]
TiVo Service To Sell TV Viewing Data
News TiVo announced on Monday that it will sell limited information about the viewing habits of its subscribers to advertisers and broadcasters. TiVo, which provides digital video recorder (DVR) services and devices, eventually plans to use its...
[June 3, 2003, 7:32]
TiVo Comes To London
News TiVo, the personal TV device maker, announced on Tuesday an agreement with television service provider, British Sky Broadcasting (quote: BSY) to bring personal television to the United Kingdom. Personal TV uses a PC-like hard drive to search out TV...
[March 1, 2000, 9:51]
Ad-skipping Feature Found In TiVo
News A hidden feature on remote controls for TiVo digital video recorders lets viewers skip ads more easily. The special sequence of key commands is being promoted on TiVo enthusiast Web sites, such as TiVo Community Forum.
[January 16, 2003, 10:16]
AOL Testing TiVo-style Service
News AOL Time Warner is testing a TiVo-like digital recording service that it's considering offering to its cable TV subscribers, according to sources close to the company. Unlike TiVo, Mystro TV is not a local device with a hard drive.
[March 11, 2003, 11:03]
Sony To Plug TiVo Into Its Products
News Sony said on Thursday that it has signed a deal that will allow it to incorporate TiVo's personal digital recording technology into its line of consumer electronics products worldwide. TiVo's technology lets consumers record TV shows onto a hard...
[October 19, 2001, 8:32]
PS2 Can Now Be Like TiVo Too
News Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console will gain TiVo-like video functions with software to be announced Monday by two start-ups. The program allows a PC connected to a TV signal to record and play back programs using the PC's hard drive, similar...
[September 17, 2002, 7:37]
UK Immune From TiVo Bug
News A TiVo software glitch is causing some set-top boxes to reboot repeatedly, though the company says it recently began uploading fixes to customers. UK TiVo users can take heart, however -- the bug won't affect them, as it only jams the integrated...
[April 19, 2001, 9:08]
Nielsen Begins Monitoring TiVo Usage
News The Nielsen rating system for television shows is now playing on TiVo devices -- a few, anyway. TiVo and Nielsen Media Research have developed software that allows the audience measurement company to extract viewer information from TiVo's digital...
[August 6, 2002, 16:06]
