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TiVo in Strategic Partnership with Suddenlink

Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 11, 2010 - 10:05pm
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--TiVo Will Power Multi-Room DVR Service, Enable Internet-Based OTT Services on TV
--Partnership Announcement Reveals that TiVo Is Developing Non-DVR Client Set-Top Boxes

TiVo last week announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Suddenlink, the eighth-largest cable company in the US, that calls for the latter to deploy co-branded TiVo Premiere DVR's (note: TiVo bills the Premiere as combining linear TV, DVR, VOD and Internet-delivered video into a unified experience delivered via an Adobe Flash-based user interface), as well as TiVo-developed non-DVR client set-top boxes. This represents the first time that TiVo has provided an operator with non-DVR hardware.

News Round-Up

Submitted by tracyswedlow on January 5, 2010 - 12:47am
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--Brightcove Names David Mendels President and COO
--Clip in Touch Tapped by BMW for Personalized Mobile Video Ad Campaign
--Consumer Advocacy Groups Call for Probe of "TV Everywhere," NCTA's McSlarrow Responds
--DECE Announces "Key Milestones," Adds 21 Members
--ProVision Launches Multi-Room Wireless HDTV System
--Skype to Be Integrated into HDTV's from LG Electronics, Panasonic
--Tivit Device to Bring Mobile DTV to WiFi-Enabled Devices

Here is a round-up of some other interactive TV-related stories we didn't have room for in this issue:

Digeo Launches Moxi Mate, Enabling Multi-Room Functionality for its Moxi HD DVR

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 5, 2009 - 12:13am
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--Unveils New Moxi Features, Including Grid Guide Viewing Option, SDV, LaCie Drive Compatibility

Paul Allen-owned set-top box vendor, Digeo, on Tuesday launched the Moxi Mate, a companion thin-client device for its flagship Moxi HD DVR that provides the latter with multi-room capabilities.

Cox Communications Announces Plans for Multi-Room DVR Service

Submitted by tracyswedlow on April 6, 2009 - 10:35pm
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--Launches MyPrimetime VOD Service in Two More Markets

Cox Communications, the US's third-largest cable MSO, announced Monday that it plans to offer a multi-room service for its DVR customers. According to the company, the new service will allow viewing of DVR-recorded content throughout the home in both standard- and high-definition, and will be based on a device that will include a larger hard drive than the company's current DVR (the device will enable multi-room DVR by working in conjunction with non-DVR receivers located in other rooms). The service will also use Cox's next-generation guide, which was developed in collaboration with NDS and which the MSO bills as offering new personalization and search options, in addition to various interactive features.

Motorola Develops tru2way Multi-Room DVR Solution for Time Warner Cable

Submitted by tracyswedlow on April 6, 2009 - 10:33pm
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--Round-Up of Recent Interactive TV-Related News from Motorola

Motorola announced last week that it has been tapped by Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable MSO in the US, to develop a multi-room DVR solution based on Motorola tru2way set-top software. The company says that the so-called Follow Me TV solution will be deployed by Time Warner Cable later this year, making the latter the first cable operator to deploy a multi-room DVR service in a tru2way environment. It says it developed the multi-room DVR solution to work with tru2way software running on its DCX3400-M and DCX3200-M set-top boxes.

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The 2nd Annual TVOT NYC Intensive

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