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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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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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CinemaNow and Macrovision bringing more video downloads to TV screens

In a move not unlike efforts by Amazon and Netflix, CinemaNow and digital content technology company Macrovision are working together to enable customers to download video from the web to their TVs.

Posted 01/08/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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RealNetworks and TiVo Inc. form a music alliance

RealNetworks has forged a marketing and technology deal with TiVo Inc. to integrate Rhapsody into TiVo’s broadband-connected video recording box. With the new relationship, RealNetworks will have access to approximately four million TiVo subscribers.

Posted 10/11/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

TiVo subscribers can access Amazon Unbox videos with a TV remote

All TiVo subscribers with broadband connections can now browse, rent and purchase video content from Amazon’s Unbox video service on a TV—without a PC.

Posted 07/11/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment