Video On Demand

TiVo announced this past Tuesday that they access to Blockbuster’s long awaited OnDemand rental service. In a last ditch effort for Blockbuster to stay in business as well as remain competitive with Netflix. TiVo subscribers can buy classic movies for $2.99 and $3.99 for new releases. Blockbuster will add more films over the coming weeks including some select HD titles. If you’re like me and don’t have a TiVo, Blockbuster will begin selling TiVos in the majority of Blockbuster stores around the US. Blockbuster is still two steps behind Netflix, which is already streaming videos to TiVo DVRs for no additional fee to users ... Read Full Story

It’s been expected for some time, but yesterday finally saw the new YouTube service come alive on TiVo. The service will roll out on all TiVo Series 3 and HD boxes over the next few weeks. The service comes as part of the 9.4 software update, and means that all YouTube videos will now be viewable on TiVo in H.264. This is the first time TiVo has rendered content in anything other than MPEG-2. Streaming YouTube On TiVo TiVo owners can now stream all YouTube videos, watch them in full-screen, and fast forward, pause and rewind them in the same way as any other ... Read Full Story

TiVo and Nero AG of Germany are set to announce today that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. The kit costing $199 will go on sale Oct. 15, and includes a remote and an external TV tuner that plugs into the PC. The computer screen interface is identical to a TV equipped with a TiVo box. Recording TV on a PC has been possible for years on computers equipped with TV cards, and some versions of Windows Vista include the necessary software. But it will be the first time ... Read Full Story

News is out that TiVo, which allows viewers to digitally record programs and fast-forward through ads, is trying to sell ad spaces on its screens. The new ads are called interactive, as they will ask the viewer to do something, things like, enter in a new channel number, or press a button on the remote. December, TiVo began offering ads that appear as a small piece of text when viewers pause a show. Advertisers can choose the specific show or genre they want their pause ad to appear. Cable and satellite companies are also working on interactive ads. The whole reason to get a ... Read Full Story

Blockbuster will become the latest Internet video-on-demand service to appear on TiVo DVRs. The two companies announced late Tuesday that they are working to make Blockbuster's service available on all TiVo Series2 and Series3 DVRs (including the HD and HD XL models) in the second half of 2009. The announcement marks the first non-PC device to support both Blockbuster OnDemand and its archrival, Netflix. TiVo DVRs also support Amazon Video On Demand, YouTube, Jaman, and some Disney movies via CinemaNow. In addition to Blockbuster's online video service being available on TiVo, Blockbuster will sell TiVo hardware at its stores. The companies will also launch ... Read Full Story