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Blockbuster’s digital content to be delivered via TiVo

Blockbuster’s OnDemand video content will be available through video services provider TiVo later this year, the companies said today. TiVo broadband subscribers will be able to download movies into their digital video recorders.

Posted 03/25/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Amadesa names new CEO while giving former CEO new job

The web site testing and personalization vendor has named Rita Brogley CEO. David Efergan, co-founder and formerly CEO and president, will continue serving as president as well as chief strategy officer.

Posted 12/15/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Netflix adds another executive to boost video streaming efforts

Netflix has named Gregory K. Peters vice president of partner product development. He will be responsible for bringing to market devices capable of instantly streaming video to consumers’ TVs.

Posted 11/17/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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TiVo and Netflix ready to stream movies and TV shows

Netflix and TiVo have embarked on a partnership to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their respective subscribers’ TV sets via TiVo digital video recorders.

Posted 11/05/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

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The TV remote becomes a shopping tool as Amazon teams up with TiVo

Consumers now can buy items that appear on TV shows or in commercials from their TiVo digital video recorders. Amazon.com will fulfill the orders. Amazon and TiVo have been working together for 18 months, selling digital content to TiVo viewers.

Posted 07/23/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Amazon and TiVo conclude their beta test and roll out video service

The beta test between Amazon.com’s Unbox service and TiVo is over and the two companies are rolling out a video download service, accessible by 1.5 million broadband-ready TiVo subscribers. About 600,000 TiVo subscribers have web-enabled their devices.

Posted 03/07/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Amazon.com and TiVo dramatically alter video-on-demand landscape

Amazon and TiVo will introduce a service later this year that will allow TiVo subscribers with web-enabled TiVo digital video recorders to rent and purchase movies and TV shows at Amazon.com and view them on TVs as well as computers and portable devices.

Posted 02/07/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

New search engine site combines web searches with prizes

Blingo.com, a new search site that offers visitors the chance to win prizes, began its Internet service today after five months of beta testing. For each search on the site, visitors are given a chance to instantly win prizes.

Posted 03/30/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment