Reuters – Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc on Wednesday reported an unexpected first-quarter profit as a result of lower spending on marketing and research and development.
Tivo First-quarter Profit Rises On Lower Costs (reuters)
June 28th, 2008Tivo 1q Profit Soars As Costs Fall (ap)
June 26th, 2008AP – Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo says its fiscal first-quarter net income soared as operating costs, notably for marketing and research, declined.
Other Copyright Holders Sue Google And Youtube (newsfactor)
June 25th, 2008NewsFactor – For all the talk about Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against Google and YouTube, there are also copyright holders who have filed a class-action suit. This class claims YouTube violated intellectual-property rights by posting video clips without permission.
Amazon To Launch Streaming Video (reuters)
June 24th, 2008Blockbuster Unveils In-store Kiosk Prototype (ap)
June 23rd, 2008AP – Blockbuster Inc. unveiled a prototype of an in-store kiosk for downloading movies at its annual meeting on Wednesday, part of its plan to transform into more than just a DVD rental chain.
Blu-ray Dvd Recorder Sales Rising Fast In Japan (reuters)
June 22nd, 2008Reuters – Sales of high definition Blu-ray DVD recorders are zooming up in Japan as consumers take to the new generation of home movie entertainment after the end of a bitter format war.

