PVR specialist TiVo has reported a very healthy set of Q3 numbers with excellent subscriber growth as well as a strong revenue pile from litigation successes. It declared that it now has almost 3 million subscribers, helped by a further 250,000 net gains from deals struck with cable MSOs. TiVo explained that it is working […]
Cable ONE, the USA’s 10th largest Cable MSO, has become the latest cable operator to offer the TiVo multi-screen, multi-source experience to its subscribers. The operator has selected TiVo as its exclusive software provider for all new DVRs purchased, and plans to offer its subscribers TiVo’s user experience and next-generation video services starting with TiVo’s […]
Over the past year TiVo has earned hundreds of millions of dollars from rivals who allegedly used its patented TimeWarp technology without permission. This week, a Texas judge ruled that TiVo’s claim against technology giant Motorola would stand and proceed. US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap agreed that TiVo followed the rules of the court when […]
TiVo has announced details of the latest features coming to their next-generation TV offering with Virgin Media, enabling Virgin Media subscribers to enjoy the TiVo experience delivered from the cloud on devices beyond the living room through a new service called ‘Virgin TV Anywhere’. Building on the success of Virgin Media’s TiVo service, which has […]
Sky has launched an update to the Sky+ app that transforms the iPhone and iPod touch devices into a remote control, following these features being introduced on iPad earlier this year. The latest update to the Sky+ app for iPhone means viewers can now use the app to change channels as they watch live TV, […]
EchoStar and Dish Network have celebrated a legal victory after Judge Dolly Gee at a US District Court in California rejected Fox Broadcasting’s efforts to see Dish Network’s ‘Autohop’ ad-skipping technology banned. Fox had applied for an injunction. Fox says the Court’s decision did find that Autohop breached the broadcaster’s copyright, and they would be […]
Spanish cable operator Ono has reported an additional 22,000 TiVo customers during the third quarter, taking the total number of subscribers of its next-gen DVR service to 56,000. Although the service currently has the capacity to reach 6.5 million households it has not yet taken off in Spain. The company says it is getting very […]
Walmart, the biggest retail chain in the US, is to start selling the Boxee TV on November 1st. Boxee unveiled the product earlier this month, saying that it should be considered a “No Limits DVR.” The device, which connects to the television, has no onboard storage, but acts as a DVR, thanks to cloud storage. […]
TiVo’s lawyers were busy again in the tiny town of Marshall, Texas (pop 23,523), where it likes to file its patent infringement cases. This goes back to 2009 when TiVo bought a championship steer for the record sum of $10,000 at the local county show, and renamed it TiVo. Two weeks later the jury awarded […]
Boxee TV is launching a new device to combine over-the-air with a cloud DVR and streaming services. Boxee TV will have two tuners and record two shows at a time, with each recording loaded to the cloud, where it can be stored for an unlimited time. Boxee TV will goes on sale for $99 on […]