Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) announced on Wednesday that it will make Disney (NYSE: DIS) movies available for download to broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorders directly through the television.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy technologies that also recently acquired content database firm All Media Guide, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with movie and TV show download service CinemaNow, to enable video content from CinemaNow to be downloaded directly to Macrovision-enabled devices such as digital TVs, set-top boxes and network attached storage devices.

Marina del Rey, Calif. - CinemaNow, an Internet movie and TV show download service, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Sonic Solutions (NASD: SNIC) to add the ability for consumers to burn downloaded purchases from its service to DVD. The movie industry recently approved such technology, which uses special DVD drives and recordable discs. CinemaNow said its content library will also be available within Sonic's movie download application, Roxio Venue, which is distributed through Sonic's partnerships with PC makers offering machines equipped with the special DVD burners.

Morgan Hill, Calif. - A trade group of consumer electronics firms, technology developers and movie studios this week approved a new technology that will allow consumers to burn movies they download from online services to DVDs that will play in any player.

Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a provider of branded digital media download stores, on Tuesday announced a deal with downloadable video retailer CinemaNow that will make more than 7,000 movies and music videos from CinemaNow available to PassAlong clients. Tennessee-based PassAlong powers over 120 online download stores, for clients including TransWorld's f.y.e., and BreakthruRadio.

Marina del Rey, Calif. - CinemaNow, a provider of downloadable movies, TV shows and music videos, announced on Wednesday that it has signed licensing agreements with Sony BMG, EMI and Sanctuary Records to offer music videos and live concert videos on its WatchMusicHere.com site. The deal includes more than 6,000 videos, which will be available for purchase and download on the site.

Marina del Rey, Calif. - Movie download service CinemaNow said on Wednesday that it has added support for the Xbox 360 to its service. CinemaNow's Media Manager PC software will now detect an Xbox 360 on a user's home network, and allow movies and videos downloaded from CinemaNow to play on a television using the game console as a connective device.

Marina del Rey, Calif. - CinemaNow, an online service offers downloadable rentals and sales of movies and TV shows, on Tuesday re-launched its WatchMusicHere.com music video destination, offering selections exclusively from Warner Music Group for a limited time. Originally launched in 2005, the site now offers music video downloads in a 1500K format -- viewable both on a PC and Windows-based portable devices -- for purchase on a download-to-own basis for $1.99 each.

New York - Apple is in discussions with Hollywood movies studios on making films available to rent over the Internet via its iTunes Store, the Financial Times reported.

According to new research from The Diffusion Group, close to 25% of broadband households would be interested in an iTunes online movie service if titles were priced at $10 each. The report found that broadband households are to varying degrees interested in such a service, with interest declining rapidly as price per title increased. Total interest declined to 14% at $15 per title, 12% at $20 per title, and 10% at $25 per title.