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TiVo’s Billions: How TiVo Could Spend Their Legal Jackpot In A Single Day
During their ten year history, TiVo’s obituary has been written more times than I’ve sat through an entire commercial, yet no matter how tough the climb has been, TiVo has continued to defy critics and...
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Blockbuster Bleeding DVD-By-Mail Subscribers
Photo by C-Bunny. Just in case you think Blockbuster’s problems are isolated to a declining video store industry, I’d encourage you to take a closer look at their latest 10-Q filing. Despite there...
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Normally, I tend to think that most regulations are bad. In a free market, businesses should be allowed to operate with a wide degree of latitude. At the same time there is a pragmatic part of me that...
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Coming Soon To A Store Near You
I know that I’ve been critical of DivX’s efforts to woo Hollywood in the past, but I’ve also got to give them credit for a win when I see one and I think they knocked it out of the park when it comes...
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Cut The Cable and Free Your TV
A couple of months back, I received my monthly bill from Comcast and almost had a heart attack. Over the course of one month, my bill went up over 50% and while I’ll admit to loving TV more than your...
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How To Save Blockbuster
Ten years ago, Blockbuster video was on top of the world. They didn’t know it at the time, but it was the golden age for the video store. After years of reminders to be kind and rewind, consumers were...
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Subscribe To HBO
HBO may stand for Home Box Office, but it may as well be Hates Being Online given their objections to internet video. According to Time Warner, HBO has over 40 million subscribers and while this...
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Battle Of The Media Players
See larger view of chart here While old school media types like to insist that content is king, when it comes to viewing said content, the format and media player can make a big difference in the...
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TiVo Granted Patent For The Season Pass
The US patent office must have gotten their hard drives unpaused, because hot on the heels of winning a patent related to closed captions on a DVR, TiVo has been awarded another patent at the heart of...
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The Netflix Cartel
Since bursting on the scene 13 years ago, Netflix has been a huge ally for consumers trying to save money. For years Blockbuster had dominated the rental industry and whether it was abusive late fee...
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Using Netflix + Pandora To Reinvent The Silent Film
Full disclosure: I’ve always been a huge fan of the rock opera. Tommy, Ziggy Stardust, yes even Aqualung. Some may celebrate the rise of the individual download, but I miss the concept albums that...
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Comcast Raises DVR Prices For East Bay Residents Yet Again
I think that most people realize that TiVo is about 1000 times better than the DVR that you get from your cable company, yet the cable companies still continue to rent out their DVRs by the truckload....
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Has The DMCA Created A Legal Bermuda Triangle For Downloads?
For the last several years, the entertainment industry has been doing their darndest to put The Pirate Bay out of business. Whether it’s been suing TPB’s users, going after TPB’s hosting providers or...
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It’s Time For Netflix To Say Goodnight To Silverlight
In 2006, Netflix scored a grand slam when they announced a $1 million prize for anyone who could improve their recommendation engine by at least 10%. It took 3 years for a team of scientists to...
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Why Are Cable Prices Moving Higher? Because There Are More Of You Than There...
Looking for more proof that the pay television industry still doesn’t believe that cord cutting is really a threat? Analysts are predicting that those of you who haven’t cut the cord yet are likely to...
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The Compuservation of Television
The more things change, the more things seem to stay the same. Over the last ten years, the internet has redefined nearly every aspect of our lives. Whether it’s how we communicate with old friends,...
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Ohio University Bans Netflix During Finals Week
Universities across the US have been at war with P2P for a while now, but this is more than a little bit ridiculous. In an attempt to manage their network, Ohio University has banned access to...
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Netflix Makes Deal With The Devil – Now Streaming Snuff Film Online
I’ve always enjoyed violent movies. A quick look at my Netflix’s rating history reveals a pantheon of horror films. Whether we’re talking Michael Myers or Alfred Hitchcock, there’s something about...
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Why Doesn’t AMC Want My Money?
AMC Empire Originally uploaded by imoteph9 Most businesses are thrilled when someone wants to give them money, but for some crazy reason whenever you’re dealing with Hollywoodnomics, logic seems to...
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Netflix Gone Wild
Netflix may have one of the best movie recommendation engines out there, but from time to time, their suggestions do get thrown off the track. I’m not sure whether this is proof that Skynet Netflix...
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