GigaomDon’t say the B word: DVRs, VOD, ratings and the binge viewing threat
People are watching TV show episodes later and later. Is the sheer number of good shows on TV these days to blame, or do we want to binge on everything? Read more »
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People are watching TV show episodes later and later. Is the sheer number of good shows on TV these days to blame, or do we want to binge on everything? Read more »
Simple.tv wants to get videos from its networked DVR onto more screens, which is why the startup is now embracing Chromecast and DLNA. Read more »
Nobody brings a lawsuit expecting to lose, of course, but the net result of the networks’ repeated legal defeats against Dish, Aereo, Cablevision and other service providers is to put in… Read more »
Simple.tv forged a hardware parnership with Silicondust, the premiere maker of networked TV tuners, for the next generation of its DVR. Read more »
Simple.tv wants to give Boxee users another way to record TV shows without paying for cable, and the company is also looking to launch a cloud DVR. Read more »
Lots of TV viewers skip ads now; all that’s needed is a DVR. So it’s hard to see why that capability would be considered a “premium” feature. Read more »
Google and Cisco are going to pay TiVo close to $500 million to settle a patent lawsuit – but investors wanted more. What does that tell us about TiVo’s business? Read more »
Over-the-top video has become a prize in the ongoing and escalating tug-of-war between the networks and pay-TV service providers over carriage fees. Each side sees in OTT a potential point of… Read more »
Boxee TV is dead, long live Boxee Cloud DVR: Boxee’s recently-launched consumer electronics device has been rebranded, and the company introduced a free service tier. Read more »
The Dish case is playing out in a different federal circuit from the Aereo case, so the opinion by the Second Circuit is neither binding nor dispositive in the Dish case… Read more »