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DVREchoStar to Appeal Court Loss in Ongoing TiVo Patent CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2010 - 9:10am.
 Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Thursday that the
U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that found DISH Network (NASD: DISH)
operator EchoStar (NASD: SATS) guilty of continued infringement of its digital video
recorder patent. "This ruling paves the way for TiVo to receive the
approximately $300M in damages and contempt sanctions awarded to us for
EchoStar's continued infringement through July 1, 2009," TiVo said in a
statement.
TiVo Introduces New 'Premiere' Digital Video RecordersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2010 - 11:08am.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) on Wednesday introduced a new
line of digital video recorders, the TiVo Premiere, which offers direct access
to broadband video services from Netflix, Amazon and Blockbuster, as well as
video podcasts and YouTube content.
Comcast Adds Remote DVR Scheduling to iPhone AppAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2010 - 11:17am.
Philadelphia
- Comcast (NASD: CMCSA), the nation's largest cable TV provider, on Tuesday announced the
release of a new iPhone application that will let consumers remotely program
their Comcast digital video recorders. The app now also offers push
notification for emails and voicemail. A similar update and feature addition
for Comcast's BlackBerry app is scheduled for release in coming months.
Cablevision to Begin Deploying Remote Storage DVR in AprilAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2010 - 8:55am.
 New York
- Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), the nation's fifth-largest cable TV provider, plans to begin deploying
its controversial Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder service in April and
expects it to be available to all of the company's 3 million subscribers by
year's end, Multichannel News reported. Speaking on a conference call to
discuss earnings Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge said the set-top box-free service
would initially offer the ability to pause live TV, before a digital video
recorder service with limited functionality is rolled out in April.
TiVo: Super Bowl More Engaging than Ads; Doritos is Top SpotAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2010 - 10:30am.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) reports that the top five
moments during Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast that users of its digital video
recorders rewound to watch again were all from the game itself, as opposed to
the commercials.
DISH Network Debuts "TV Everywhere" Product SuiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 6, 2010 - 8:17am.
Las Vegas - Satellite TV service provider DISH Network (NASD: DISH) on Wednesday
announced the launch of its "TV Everywhere" services -- not to be
confused with the online access services of the same name planned by cable
operators -- which will allow customers to remotely access live TV and recorded
programs via the Internet and home networks.
TiVo Adds Blockbuster On Demand RentalsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 13, 2009 - 12:20pm.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Tuesday that it
has partnered with Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) to offer a range of new release movies for rent
on its digital video recorders. The Blockbuster On Demand service will allow
TiVo subscribers to rent new release titles from Blockbuster for between $2.99
and $3.99, including select HD titles. In addition, TiVo DVRs will be sold at
thousands of Blockbuster stores nationwide.
TV Semiconductor Firm Fresco Microchip Gets $10 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2009 - 7:55am.
Toronto, Canada - Fresco Microchip, a developer of chips
used in TV tuners, DVRs and other video set-top boxes, has raised $10 million
in new funding, led by Celtic House Venture Partners and Ventures West.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | TV | DVR | Semiconductors | Ventures West | Celtic House Venture Partners | Fresco Microchip |
Moxi Set-top Maker Digeo Acquired by Arris for $20 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 23, 2009 - 8:18am.
Suwanee,
Ga. - Digeo, the developer of a
digital video recorder set-top box and associated service, has been acquired by
ARRIS Group for about $20 million.
Analysis: Jay Leno And The End Of The Mass Broadcasting EraAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on September 14, 2009 - 11:01am.
Court Orders DISH to Pay TiVo $200 Million in Patent DisputeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 7:53am.
Alviso, Calif.
- A federal court in Texas
has ordered DISH Network (NASD: DISH) satellite TV provider EchoStar Communications to pay
$200 million in sanctions, for violating an injunction won by TiVo (NASD: TIVO) in its DVR
patent infringement claims against the company. TiVo had sought nearly $1
billion in the lawsuit, which it said represented all of DISH's profits over
the past five years it has been distributing set-tops that infringe on its
patent.
TiVo Sues AT&T, Verizon for Infringing Its DVR PatentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 12:38pm.
Alviso, Calif. - Following a $105 million victory in
a still ongoing patent infringement dispute with DISH Network owner EchoStar (NASD: SATS),
TiVo (NASD: TIVO) on Wednesday filed additional claims against AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ),
alleging the companies are violating its digital video recorder patents.
TiVo Adds Ability to Publish Video Podcasts to DVRsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 5, 2009 - 11:10am.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Wednesday that it
has made hundreds of new free Web videos available directly to owners of
advanced TiVo set-top models. Hundreds of new podcast channels will be added,
from producers including CBS, Fox, Oprah and G4. Additionally, the company said
any video podcast producer can now publish video content to TiVo recorders
using RSS and H.264 video.
RCN to Offer TiVo Digital Video RecordersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 5, 2009 - 11:06am.
Herndon,
Va. - RCN, a provider of bundled cable
television, Internet and voice services to more than 400,000 customers, said on
Wednesday that it has struck a deal with TiVo (NASD: TIVO) to offer special high-definition
digital video recorders to its residential and small business clients. Expected
to launch in early 2010, the TiVo DVR from RCN will integrate RCN's digital
programming and video-on-demand library with a variety of broadband video
programming. RCN offers its services in the DC, Philadelphia,
New York, Boston
and Chicago
markets.
TiVo: Patent Office Finding Won't Affect EchoStar DisputeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2009 - 7:45am.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Tuesday that the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary finding rejecting two
of the claims in its fundamental "time warp" digital video recorder
patent, but said the finding will not affect its ongoing patent dispute with
rival EchoStar (NASD: SATS).
Best Buy, TiVo in Cross-Promotional PartnershipAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 9, 2009 - 8:40am.
Alviso, Calif. - Digital video recorder firm TiVo (NASD: TIVO) on
Thursday announced a cross-promotional partnership with media and electronics
retail store chain Best Buy (NYSE: BBY).
Supreme Court Declines Case; Cablevision DVR Remains LegalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 6:37am.
 Washington
- The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal challenging the legality of
Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) network-based digital video recorder service, which the
television networks and movie studios had charged amounted to copyright infringement.
Unlike a TiVo, which stores recorded programs locally on a hard drive in the
consumer's home, Cablevision's "remote storage" digital video
recorder stores recorded programs on the company's own servers, and streams
them on demand to customers.
TiVo, Quantcast Partner on TV-Internet Ratings ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 11:42am.
New York
- TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Web audience measurement
firm Quantcast to offer advertisers and media firms an analysis service that
cuts across DVR and Internet usage. The Tivo/Quantcast sample of 35,000
households will include TiVo's own ratings panel with Quantcast's direct
measurement offering to track the effectiveness of advertising, media
consumption and programming affinity.
DISH Network Gets Stay of TiVo Patent RulingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 12:50pm.
El Segundo,
Calif. - DISH Network satellite
TV service operator EchoStar (NASD: DISH) announced that it has been granted a stay of Tuesday's
patent ruling that ordered the company to pay TiVo (NASD: TIVO) $103 million in damages. "We
are pleased that the Federal Appeals Court in Washington temporarily stayed the district
court's order in the Tivo litigation. DISH Network customers can continue using
their DVRs. We believe that we have strong grounds for appeal," the
company said in a statement.
Court Orders EchoStar to Pay TiVo $103M in Patent CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2009 - 8:58am.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Wednesday that a federal court has ordered DISH
Network operator EchoStar (NASD: DISH) to pay the company $103 million plus interest in
damages for infringing on TiVo's digital video recorder patent. TiVo first sued
EchoStar in 2004 for patent infringement; a jury found in TiVo's favor in 2006,
and that ruling was upheld twice by federal appellate courts.
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On September 14th at 10pm EST in the US (tonight), a new experiment in television
will take place that is both a sign of the times, and a quiet
revolution in the way that broadcast TV (and perhaps media itself) will
work. The Jay Leno Show will debut at its new time slot of 10pm - a
full hour and a half earlier than he used to be on when doing The
Tonight Show - and aim to reach people "exhausted by kids, work and so
on" as he has said more than once in interviews. The significance of
this moment is not so much about the change in time - but in what types
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