TiVo lets subscribers plug into new gear

The digital video recorder company is allowing existing service subscribers to transfer their membership when they purchase a new Series2 recorder. [CNET News.com Personal Technology] The company officially kicked off the promotion Tuesday, according to TiVo spokeswoman Rebecca Baer. Customers must purchase their 80-hour Series2 boxes directly from TiVo for $349 after a $50 mail-in … Read moreTiVo lets subscribers plug into new gear

Wireless Broadcast: Public WiFi Network 2 Public Cable Network

The motivation for such an exercise is the attempt to break away from classical TV production requiring hundreds of thousands of dollars in specialized infrastructure and enable immediate and on-the-fly transmission from remote locations to the TV network, ultimately leading toward creative production of programming from within a P2P network. Source: MNN.org

Cable (Finally) Getting on the DVR Bandwagon

Time Warner… where are you? Company: Cox Communications announced this week the commercial deployment of an integrated DVR/STB, the SA Explorer 8000, in Gainesville, FL. Key points: 50 hours of capacity two tuners, and Picture in Picture (PIP). Cox DVR service is available only to Cox Digital Cable customers for $9.95 per month, in addition … Read moreCable (Finally) Getting on the DVR Bandwagon

Direct Marketing Leads the Way Online

DMNews: Report: DM Owns Online Advertising Direct marketing increasingly rules the Internet, according to a report published yesterday by Nielsen//NetRatings. Sixty-six percent of online ad impressions served in fourth-quarter 2002 were direct marketing ads, said the report, “The State of Online Advertising.” This is up from 59 percent in fourth-quarter 2001, according to the New … Read moreDirect Marketing Leads the Way Online