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Your Mom Asks TiVo Questions (VIDEO)

Posted 12.05.2009 | Comedy


First "SuperNews!" brought us a sketch detailing exactly what happens when your dad asks computer questions, now they've moved on to your mom and her ...

DVR Ratings Bringing TV Networks Money

New York Times | BILL CARTER | Posted 11.01.2009 | Media


Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies...

Confessions of a TiVoholic

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Lisa Earle McLeod

I love television. I truly love it. I wept when TiVo was invented, because it meant I could watch even more of it. Sophisticated people claim to be ...

Interview with Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

This Sunday June 7, Harris' career reaches new heights when he hosts the 63rd Annual Tony Awards on CBS.

Introducing BraveHeartView.com: Change the Channel to Find Inspiration in Only 10 Minutes!

Ellie Drake | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment


Ellie Drake

Think of it as conscious television on the Internet: empowered programming designed to energize, entertain, educate, and inspire you.

Copyright Needs Limits, As It Restricts Innovation

Gary Shapiro | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business


Gary Shapiro

Defenders of expanded copyright restrictions imply that content owners have been on a losing streak and have few tools at their disposal. Wrong.

TiVo Challenges Nielsen On Local Ratings

New York Post | Holly Sanders Ware | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media


TiVo is stepping up its turf battle with ratings-data giant Nielsen, unveiling a product that will capture ratings data for local television markets. ...

Blockbuster, TiVo Join Forces For Digital Movies

New York Times | BRAD STONE | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


With its lingering debt problems resolved for now, Blockbuster is pinning some of its hopes on a digital future. The struggling video rental chain ...

Blockbuster, TiVo Team For Movie Download Service

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 04.25.2009 | Media


Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year. The Dall...

The TiVo Imperative: Educate and Entice Viewers to "Want to Watch" Commercials and New TV Series

Jack Myers | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business


Jack Myers

While broadcast networks have been ambitious in delivering full programming to viewers via online alternatives, they remain entrenched in traditional relationships with advertisers.

Former AOL CEO Rumored to Buy Yahoo: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 3, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo's...

TiVo Reports 3Q Profit

AP | RACHEL METZ | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — TiVo Inc. recorded a profit for its latest quarter because of a $105 million payment it received in a patent suit, but revenue declin...

Obama Hits Primetime, Daily Show: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 30, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox an...

Netflix, TiVo Partner To Beam Movies To TVs

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media


SAN FRANCISCO — Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. are finally joining forces to deliver more movies and old TV episodes...

TiVo, Entertainment Weekly Team Up

Reuters | Saumyadeb Chakrabarty & Sue Thomas | Posted 09.27.2008 | Media


(Reuters) - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc is set to enter into an agreement with Time Warner's Entertainment Weekly that will allow its users ...

American Idolatry

Ann Handley | Posted 05.30.2008 | Entertainment


Ann Handley

With a crucial few seconds to go before the climax, Ryan Seacrest announced, his voice crackling with excitement, "...the American idol is..." Then it ended. The DVR stopped playback.

YouTube Coming To Your Tube, Thanks To TiVo Deal

AP | AMANDA FEHD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


SAN FRANCISCO — TiVo users will be able to watch YouTube clips on their televisions by year's end, TiVo Inc. said Wednesday. That's the latest ...

CBS To Start Using TiVo Data

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


TiVo's attempt to transform itself into a media services company took another small step forward Thursday. CBS signed on as a client of TiVo's Stop Wa...

NBC To Become First Network To Use TiVo Data

Reuters | Paul Bond | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


For the next several years, NBC Universal will rely on TiVo to tell it how television viewers are using their digital video recorders and, presumably,...

Google, Nielsen Join Forces To Pull More Accurate Viewing Stats

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Google, which dominates the market for advertising on the Internet, seems to be hoping to do the same thing on television. The company is set to anno...