NewsFactor – On the heels of The Netflix Player by Roku announcement and in the face of rumors about Blockbuster preparing to announce its own set-top box for streaming videos, TiVo is inking some deals of its own.
Anti-p2p Group Takes Down Revision3 Site (pc Magazine)
July 4th, 2008PC Magazine – The chief executive of online video network Revision3 on Thursday accused MediaDefender, an anti-P2P contractor, of taking down the company’s video-distribution operations over the Memorial Day weekend.
Youtube Stars, Weezer Dine Out On ‘pork & Beans’ (usatoday.com)
July 3rd, 2008USATODAY.com – Alternative rockers Weezer pay homage to a bunch of familiar YouTube personalities in the new music video Pork & Beans and, in the process, have created a viral hit of their own.
Tivo’s Profit Quadruples To $3.6m On Lower Costs (ap)
July 2nd, 2008
AP – Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo reported Wednesday that its first-quarter net income more than quadrupled as operating costs, most notably for marketing and research, declined.
Color Comes To Next-gen Super Hdtv System (pc World)
July 1st, 2008PC World – NHK has shown advances in its Super Hi-Vision system that has a resolution 16 times that of today’s HDTV.
Amazon To Launch Streaming Video, Bezos Says (techweb)
June 30th, 2008TechWeb – InformationWeek – The company has been beefing up its digital media offerings in order to better compete with rivals such as Apple and its iTunes music download service.
Tivo Q1 Profit Quadruples To $3.6m On Lower Costs (ap)
June 29th, 2008
AP – Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo reported Wednesday that its first-quarter net income more than quadrupled as operating costs, most notably for marketing and research, declined.