Tivo, Amazon launch video download-to-TV service
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Amazon.com Inc. launched on Wednesday  a service that lets users watch video purchased on the Internet  and sent to a home television hooked up to a TiVo set-top box.
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TiVo and Amazon have entered into an agreement that would bring the online retailer's "Unbox" movie download service to the set-top boxes of TiVo customers in the near future. Both the rental and purchase functions will be available.
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Amazon.com Inc. launched on Wednesday a service that lets users watch video purchased on the Internet and sent to a home television hooked up to a TiVo set-top box.
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(InfoWorld) - Owners of Tivo's popular digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced Wednesday. "Amazon Unbox on Tivo" is an extension of Amazon Unbox, the online retailer's digital download service, launched in September 2006. Neither company indicated a launch date for the service, except to indicate that it was now available for beta testing. Tivo owners must have a Series 2 or Series 3 DVR, an Amazon.com account, and a broadband connection to use the service. Tivo said about 1.5 million [m] of its machines are enabled to use it. Episodes of television programs will sell for $1.99 each, with films priced between $9.99 and $14.99. Films can be rented for $1.99. A record of all purchases will be kept both on the DVR and in the user's Amazon.com, account, the company said. Amazon said content would be available from film and television studios including CBS, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Amazon (AMZN) finally launched its long-awaited online video service on Sept. 7. But it's no sure thing that it will catch on with the masses. The service, called Amazon Unbox, offers downloads of movies and television shows, as well as digital movie rentals.
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By DAWN CHMIELEWSKI  Through a deal with TiVo Inc., Amazon.com Inc. is trying to bridge the river-wide gap between the PC and television.   The two companies plan today to announce an alliance that lets some TiVo Inc.
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Subscribers to the digital video recorder service now have direct access to movies and TV shows from Amazon.com's Unbox download service.
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TiVo Inc . on Tuesday said  many of its customers can now order pay-per-view movies and  television shows from Amazon.com's  download service  directly from their TV, without a personal computer.
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Amazon.com  on Thursday  unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movie  and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'  personal computers.
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Amazon.com Inc.  launched on  Wednesday a service that lets users watch video purchased on  the Internet and sent to a home television hooked up to a TiVo  set-top box.
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Amazon.com Inc. launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the Internet retailer would be getting into the online TV and movie business.
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Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. made official Thursday their deal to create a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers.
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TechWeb - Amazon.com launches a video and movie download service that could eventually present a challenge to Apple Computer's iTunes.
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TiVo on Tuesday bolstered its movie and television show download offering with Amazon by adding the ability to order programs directly from the set-top box. Previously, customers had to use their computer to make the purchase on Amazon, which would begin the download process.
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(InfoWorld) - Amazon.com unveiled the Unbox Video Store on Thursday, a direct rival to Apple's iTunes 24-7 video store, which allows U.S. users to buy or rent TV shows, movies and other video content from the Internet. Amazon Unbox is offering thousands of DVD-quality videos from over 30 movie and TV studios, which can be stored on up to two PCs and two portable video players at once, the company said. When a user downloads a movie or show, Unbox automatically sends a second download file optimized for Windows Media-compatible portable devices. It also keeps track of media purchases on a personal page at Amazon's Your Media Library, and acts as a backup, allowing users to download video purchases onto an additional PC. Unbox is one of many new services aimed at capturing the growing interest in downloading video from the Internet. The service will compete with similar video download stores such as Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, and is a direct threat to traditional DVD services from companies such as Blockbuster Inc. and Netflix Inc. Users interested in trying Unbox can go toÂ http://www.amazon.com/unbox. Amazon Unbox is offering a $1.99 rebate on a user's first purchase, enough for one free TV show. But new users will have to enter their credit card information into the system first as part of the registration process, and then download the Amazon Unbox Video Player software. Unbox is charging between $7.99 and $14.99 for most movies, and rentals of the latest movies for $3.99. Videos can also be sent as a gift. The company's Unbox RemoteLoad technology enables users to buy video from one PC, such as their home computer, and download it to another, Amazon said. Apple Computer OS users can not shop at Unbox. The service only works on Microsoft's Windows XP. Users with older PCs may also find it difficult to meet Unbox's hardware requirements. At minimum, a PC needs a 1.5GHz microprocessor and 512MB of memory, such as DRAM (dynamic RAM), in addition to a DirectX compliant video (64MB) and sound card. Users must also have an Internet connection capable of sustained 800Kbps data transfer rates, Amazon said. Unbox is offering a host of special offers to attract new users. From Sept. 14 through Sept. 27, for example, all of the final, cliffhanger episodes from last season's "CSI," including Las Vegas, Miami and New York, will be on sale for just $0.01, to promote the launch of the new season for all three series. The company is also offering all 79 episodes of the original "Star Trek" series, including the original pilot. Some of the movies available on Unbox include "Inside Man," "Failure to Launch," "Walk the Line," and "V is for Vendetta," as well as classics such as "Ben Hur," and "Poseidon Adventure." Some of the major movie studios signed on with Unbox include Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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TiVo and EarthLink said Tuesday that they would begin offering a package deal where a consumer could purchase a stand-alone DVR unit and combine it with Internet or phone services through the ISP.
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AMAZON.COM has launched a digital video downloading service, ending months of speculation that the internet books, music and DVD seller would move into online TV and movie sales. Amazon Unbox will offer thousands of TV shows, movies and other videos for $1.99 per episode.