TiVo Goes Mobile; SBC Jumps into Home Entertainment Joint Venture
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The new year could be a telling one for the makers and providers of home entertainment technologies. Both TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and SBC made announcements about their respective digital entertainment services that could clarify the competitive landscape.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Online DVD rental service  Netflix Inc. NFLX.O and digital video recorder maker TiVo  Inc. TIVO.O on Thursday said they would jointly develop a  product to download movies over the Internet that could mark a  revolution in home entertainment.
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Texas Instruments (TI) has developed the wireless industry&#39;s first digital TV on a single chip for cell phones. This will capture broadcast signals and allow cell phone users to watch live broadcasts ranging.
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Amazon and TiVo agree to beam movies and TV shows directly into the living room, bypassing the need for a computer. By the Associated Press.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Online DVD rental service  Netflix Inc. NFLX.O and digital video recorder maker TiVo  Inc. TIVO.O on Thursday said they would jointly develop a  product to download movies over the Internet, a deal uniting  two of the fastest growing brands in home entertainment.
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Shares of TiVo Inc. and Netflix Inc. rose Tuesday after a published report said the two Bay Area firms were set to join forces to rent downloadable movies over the Internet.
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SBC Communications Inc. will use a Microsoft Corp. software system to transmit television over high-speed Internet connections like the ones SBC will offer after replacing the local arteries of its copper telephone network with fiber-optic cables.
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Regional Bell SBC Communications today announced a 10-year, $400 million deal to use Microsoft&#39;s Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software platform to power its foray into IP-based television services.
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Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. have jumped into the digital download wars &#151; with a twist. The new partners will beam movies and TV shows directly to their customers' living rooms.
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By MAY WONG  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Playing a bit of catch-up to rival offerings, TiVo Inc. will unveil Tuesday a new high-end digital video recorder that will be the company's first to support high-definition programming.
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As expected, TiVo Series3 and HD units are beginning to see support for the DVR's TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing features with the arrival of software update 9.2. The capabilities had been disabled due to concerns about sharing copy-protected HD content.
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SBC Communications Inc.  plans to launch television over the Internet with new compression technology, turning the table on cable companies encroaching on its phone business, the company's chief operating officer said on Thursday.
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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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SBC Communications SBC.N on Wednesday said it reached a 10-year, $400 million deal with Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O to provide next-generation television services.
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Low-cost, TiVo-like living room media computer, anyone?
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TiVo Inc., maker of television recording technology, on Monday said it has started shipping "TiVoToGo," a service upgrade that allows some subscribers to view recorded programs on a computer or laptop.
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Over six months after Comcast set-top boxes utilizing TiVo's software debuted at CES, the cable giant has officially certified the platform for deployment to customers. The companies originally announced a deal to work together in March 2005.