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Get Your Free TiVo Premiere

Posted by: Jonathan M, 13:01 AEDT, Tue November 16, 2010

TiVo has is now offering its Premiere DVR set-top for free with a two-year contract at $20 bucks a month ... More


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Dish & Google TV Partner Up

Posted by: Jonathan M, 10:03 AEDT, Sat November 13, 2010

Dish announced that it has plans to start selling Google TV packages for the Revue set top box allowing access to internet content ... More


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Bose Makes TV with Built in Surround Sound

Posted by: Jonathan M, 11:08 AEST, Wed September 29, 2010

Bose has just announced its new 46" LCD TV with integrated VideoWave surround technology that 10 surround speakers and six sub woofers ... More



News Icon Stream Hulu Plus on TiVo Premiere DVR

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:09 AEST, Wed September 29, 2010

TiVo announced today that it has teamed with Hulu to provide TiVo® Premiere DVR subscribers with access to Hulu Plus

News Icon Mitsubishi to Ship First Modular OLED Display

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:48 AEST, Tue September 14, 2010

Mitsubishi announced today that it will launch the world's first large-scale 100" OLED display around September 21st for an undisclosed amount

News Icon Dish Network Launches DishOnline.com

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:16 AEST, Tue August 24, 2010

Dish is rumored to be yanking its "Beta" tag off its new DishOnline.com service this week bringing streaming content to all of its

News Icon Worlds First All-in-One Media Box

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:07 AEST, Fri August 20, 2010

You can now schedule, record, and watch TV on your mobile device, view YouTube on the TV, and view photos from your camera all with one box

News Icon iPad Gets HBO Streaming

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:01 AEST, Wed August 18, 2010

Netflix subscribers hoping to stream HBO programming may have a long time to wait as HBO just designed a version of HBO Go

News Icon Philips TVs Get Built-In Internet Access

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:49 AEST, Fri August 13, 2010

Philips has announced that it will be offering TVs with wireless internet capabilities so users can access Skype, email, and

News Icon COX VOD Coming to a TiVo Near You

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:28 AEST, Fri August 13, 2010

The DVR maker has partnered with cable provider Cox to offer the latest on-demand content accessible via

News Icon AT&T's U-Verse Mobile App Now Available

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:28 AEST, Tue August 10, 2010

The U-Verse Mobile app that lets you set your DVR and download TV shows to watch is officially available for the iPhone and

News Icon Dish Network Losing Customers

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:01 AEST, Tue August 10, 2010

Although Dish Network reported a very good second quarter, the satellite company posted a loss of subscribers for the first time in

News Icon CableVision Offers Live TV & VOD to iPads

posted by: Jonathan M, 22:47 AEST, Sat August 7, 2010

Cablevision is developing a video application that will allow Live TV and VOD to be streamed to subscribers to view on broadband-connected devices such as the iPad and smartphones

News Icon Multi Functional DVR by Monsoon

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:31 AEST, Wed July 28, 2010

Monsoon has introduced a suite of revolutionary TV place-shifting devices that allow you to watch and control live home TV from broadband Internet or

News Icon RIP DTVPal DVR

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:25 AEST, Sun July 25, 2010

Dish Network has stopped selling its DTVPal DVR, after weeks of offering it at discounted prices

News Icon Comcast to Offer AnyRom DVRs

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:51 AEST, Fri July 2, 2010

Comcast will start offering AnyRoom DVRs which consists of one central HD DVR that controls all other hard drive-less set-top boxes

News Icon Need More Room on Your DVR?

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:08 AEST, Wed June 23, 2010

If you're running out of space on your DVR, Western Digital has a solution for you with the new My Book AV DVR Expander

News Icon New TiVo Remote Spotted at FCC

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:05 AEST, Fri June 11, 2010

TiVo has been secretly working on a new remote that uses Bluetooth technology and has a QWERTY keyboard to aid searching and

News Icon Free HD for Life

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:45 AEST, Wed June 9, 2010

Dish Network is offering HD free for life when you sign a two year agreement and sign up for AutoPay with paperless billing

News Icon TiVo Loses Battle Against DISH

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:21 AEST, Wed June 9, 2010

The patent office rejected two patent claims from TiVo in a battle with Dish Network and EchoStar over digital video recorders

News Icon Skype Now Available on Panasonic's HDTVs

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:47 AEST, Wed May 19, 2010

Lucky owners of the 2010 Viera Cast-enabled Plasmas TVs can make video calls right through their sets using Skype video chats

News Icon Dish Network & TiVo Still Battling it Out

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:18 AEST, Sat May 15, 2010

Since 2004 legal battles between the two companies have dragged out declaring winners back and fourth but soon one company shall prevail

News Icon Verizon Adds Another Way to Control DVR

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:25 AEST, Tue April 20, 2010

Verizon is now giving its customers even more control over their FiOS DVRs by allowing them to remotely program them through their mobile devices

News Icon Dish Network's SlingLoaded ViP922 DVR Arrives

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:15 AEST, Wed April 7, 2010

The ViP922 SlingLoaded DVR receiver should be available tomorrow allowing customers to enjoy simultaneous, uninterrupted and independent TV viewing between

News Icon TiVo Compatible Servers

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:48 AEDT, Thu March 11, 2010

HP debuted its new MediaSmart Expander that allows you to transfer recorded TV content to and from HP MediaSmart Servers

News Icon Search YouTube & TV Programming

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:47 AEDT, Wed March 10, 2010

Google and Dish Network are reportedly testing a new service that could eventually allow users to search both YouTube videos and Satellite

News Icon NFL RedZone on Verizon

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:42 AEDT, Wed March 10, 2010

The National Football League and Verizon have started a deal to show live games and the popular RedZone Channel starting

News Icon New DVR from TiVo Also Records Web Content

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:25 AEDT, Thu March 4, 2010

At a press conference in New York, TiVo revealed details about a new set-top box that makes it easier to find your favorite programs no matter where they may be

News Icon New TiVo DVRs Confirmed

posted by: Jonathan M, 06:14 AEDT, Fri February 26, 2010

Although its official release date was March 2nd, an insider at BestBuy spotted two new TiVo DVRs in the company's intranet network

News Icon DirecTV Sues DISH

posted by: Jonathan M, 03:42 AEDT, Sun February 14, 2010

DirecTV is suing Dish Network over a commercial that says Dish offers the same programs for less money

News Icon New HD Box Coming from TiVo

posted by: Jonathan M, 01:59 AEDT, Sun February 7, 2010

Both TiVo.com and BestBuy.com are completely out of TiVo's $250 HD DVR leading a lot of people to suspect they are about to release a new HD box

News Icon Get the Perfect TV for Sports

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:54 AEDT, Wed February 3, 2010

See which TVs can handle all the fast action the best to make your viewing experience almost as good as actually being there

News Icon DirecTV to Offer 3D Programming First

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:37 AEDT, Thu January 7, 2010

DirecTV officially confirmed that they will be the first in the US to offer 3D TV

News Icon Boxee Box Shipping in Early 2010 for Under $200

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:55 AEDT, Wed January 6, 2010

The Boxee Box delivers movies, TV shows, music, and photos from a user's computer, home network, and the Internet to

News Icon New Satellite Brings More HD Channels to Direct TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:00 AEDT, Tue January 5, 2010

The increase in demand for HD content has spurred Satellite TV provider, DirecTV, to re-design their satellite dishes so they may offer

News Icon TiVo Accidentally Ships Wrong Manual

posted by: Jonathan M, 18:18 AEDT, Thu December 31, 2009

Due to a shipping error, TiVo has inadvertently spilled the beans about its new upgrade package

News Icon GE & Comcast Deal Finalized

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:42 AEDT, Wed December 2, 2009

The rumored deal between GE and Comcast over NBC Universal is all but complete except for a little paperwork

News Icon Sezmi's Alternative to Cable/Satellite TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:19 AEDT, Tue November 17, 2009

Sezmi has just gone live in LA offering its unique blend of premium OTA and internet delivered video for only $5

News Icon $30 a Month for TV Programming

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:49 AEDT, Tue November 3, 2009

Apple announces a new monthly subscription service through iTunes that will rival your current cable TV for just $30 per month

News Icon Windows 7 & Windows Media Center

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:24 AEDT, Fri October 23, 2009

Microsoft has upgraded the Windows Media Center in Windows 7 by adding internet TV functionality and a slew of other home entertainment options

News Icon You Can Still Get a DTV Coupon If You Hurry

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:14 AEST, Wed July 15, 2009

The DTV switchover has already happened but that doesn't mean you can't get a $40 coupon anymore for a converter box

News Icon Samsung Electronics to Stream Blockbuster Content

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:53 AEST, Wed July 15, 2009

A multi-million dollar deal went down between Samsung & Blockbuster that allows certain Samsung TVs, Blu-ray players to stream Blockbuster content

News Icon Best Buy Joins Forces with TiVo

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:27 AEST, Fri July 10, 2009

TiVo is teaming up with Best Buy to offer TiVo-brand DVR that mixes itself with Best Buy content

News Icon TiVo Offers $50 Upgrade

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:18 AEST, Fri July 3, 2009

Wednesday TiVo will begin to offer "dedicated customers" the chance to upgrade to a new high-def version of

News Icon Freeview HD Will Arrive at the End of 2009

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:34 AEST, Sat June 27, 2009

Freeview HD will officially be launched at the end of 2009 in Manchester and Liverpool

News Icon Is Your TV Ready for DTV?

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:26 AEST, Fri June 12, 2009

Find out if your JVC, Mitsubishi, RCA, Sony, or Toshiba TV is ready for the digital transition by entering in your manufacturer and model number

News Icon Get Rid of your Old CRT TV the Greener Way

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:48 AEST, Sat May 16, 2009

If you just purchased a new flat screen LCD/Plasma TV and are looking for a way to legally get rid of your old bulky CRT TV, here are a few

News Icon Control Your Dish DVR Anytime Anywhere

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:39 AEST, Tue May 12, 2009

The new DISH remote access feature allows you to find and record TV programming anywhere you can connect to the internet

News Icon Vudu Goes with Entone Set-top Box

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:48 AEST, Wed May 6, 2009

The video-on-demand provider has partnered up with the IPTV set-top box provider Entone to brings you HD movies and

News Icon Vizio Teams up with Macrovision

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:13 AEST, Tue May 5, 2009

Macrovision has entered into multi-year licensing agreement with VIZIO for an interactive program guide

News Icon Average Person Stares at Screens 8.5 Hours

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:08 AEDT, Tue March 31, 2009

According to a new study by New York Times, the average American spends 8.5 hours a day watching some form of a screen

News Icon HD iPlayer Coming Next Month

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:57 AEDT, Tue March 10, 2009

The BBC's streaming and VOD service joins the rest in the realm of high definition and all its glory

News Icon Donate Your Unused DTV Coupons

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:30 AEDT, Fri March 6, 2009

If you ordered an extra DTV coupon or you broke down and upgraded that old TV instead, donate your unused

News Icon New VOD Service Out

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:23 AEDT, Thu March 5, 2009

Although its currently in "Beta" mode, ZillionTV is working with content providers to deliver on-demand non-subscription videos streamed directly to your TV

News Icon Vudu Offers HD Movies

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:29 AEDT, Wed February 25, 2009

The on-demand movie provider is now offering over 1,400 high definition movies for download for only $13.99

News Icon TV Viewing At All Time High

posted by: Jonathan M, 15:08 AEDT, Tue February 24, 2009

The average US television viewer now consumes 151 hours of TV per month including internet and mobile handset watching

News Icon Netflix Streaming Only Package by 2010

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:53 AEDT, Tue February 24, 2009

Netflix hopes to offer streaming only subscription plans by 2010 to further enhance the "Watch Instantly" feature

News Icon TVissimo Tracks Web Schedules Also

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:04 AEDT, Fri February 20, 2009

TVissimo is a free and flexible search engine to quickly and easily find TV show schedules and online videos

News Icon Find Digital Shows

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:03 AEDT, Tue February 17, 2009

CheckDTV.com is a new site that helps you find digital shows especially helpful after the digital transition happens in June

News Icon Mitsubishi Halts LaserVue TVs

posted by: Jonathan M, 15:22 AEDT, Sat February 14, 2009

Mitsubishi is having some "manufacturing" problems and has since decided to stop all production of LaserVue TVs

News Icon Desktop 2.7 from TiVo Just Released

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:09 AEDT, Sat February 7, 2009

TiVo has updated its Desktop software which allows videos to be shared between a user's TiVO DVR and PC or other networked devices

News Icon DTV Officially Delayed

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:50 AEDT, Fri February 6, 2009

The DTV Delay Bill was passed by the Senate today postponing the end of analog transmission from February 17th to June 12th

News Icon Win a Vizio 55" LCD HDTV

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:27 AEDT, Thu February 5, 2009

"The Million Dollar Event" from Vizio runs from now until mid-August, with a 55-inch LCD HDTV going to a lucky winner each week

News Icon DirecTV Price Hike

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:08 AEDT, Sat January 31, 2009

Begininng March 4th DirecTV will raise thier monthly programming fees $3 to $5

News Icon Vudu's Black Box

posted by: Jonathan M, 03:18 AEDT, Fri January 30, 2009

The company has been secretly developing its media-streaming gadget called, the Vudu Box, which is capable of streaming over 13,000 movies and TV shows

News Icon Digital TV Transition Delayed

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:33 AEDT, Tue January 27, 2009

The Senate passed a bill on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals

News Icon New VOD Service from Comcast & Disney

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:22 AEDT, Tue January 27, 2009

Comcast and Disney have launched a new subscription VOD service called Disney Family Movies

News Icon Text Message your TiVo

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:44 AEDT, Tue January 20, 2009

Did you leave the house and forget to set your TiVo to record "Golden Girls", if so not a problem just send a test message to your TiVo to record it

News Icon Blockbuster Teams Up with Sonic Solutions

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:18 AEDT, Thu January 15, 2009

Blockbuster has teamed up with Sonic solutions to deliver digital content via the Internet for movie rental and purchases

News Icon More than just TV Listing

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:47 AEDT, Wed January 14, 2009

TV.com formerly just provided information about TV programming but has now branched off to a video site for streaming video

News Icon 720p VS 1080i

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:21 AEDT, Fri January 9, 2009

Find out which choice your favorite station uses for its HD broadcasts and why

News Icon No More Digital TV Coupons

posted by: Jonathan M, 03:27 AEDT, Fri January 9, 2009

The government is out of $40 coupons for converter boxes needed for the Digital TV Transition that takes place in February but

News Icon Netflix & Vizio Partner Up

posted by: Jonathan M, 02:33 AEDT, Fri January 9, 2009

Vizio's new line of HD TVs have a built in streaming box that allows straight plug and play connectivity

News Icon Linksys Media Hub

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:59 AEDT, Thu January 8, 2009

Linksys is here to simplify your digital media with their new media hub that will connect to your home network and categorize all your audio and video files

News Icon Digital TV Coupons in Short Supply

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:37 AEDT, Tue December 30, 2008

The government is running out of $40 coupons for converter boxes needed for the Digital TV Transition in

News Icon Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:47 AEDT, Sat December 13, 2008

The Digital Entertainer will allow you to enjoy videos, music, and photos on your TV and comes with a 500GB hard drive

News Icon Sports in 3D

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:23 AEDT, Tue November 25, 2008

Cable & satellite companies are looking to explore the next thing to succeed HD technology

News Icon VUDU Releases New Set-Top Box

posted by: Jonathan M, 01:59 AEDT, Wed November 19, 2008

The streaming service has just released a new slimmer style set-top box that is also rack mountable

News Icon WDTV Box for PC to TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:59 AEDT, Tue November 4, 2008

Western Digital just released WDTV which allows you to stream content from your PC to your TV

News Icon TiVo & Netflix Stream Together

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:41 AEDT, Fri October 31, 2008

The deal struck between the two corporations requires Netflix to stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix's "Watch Instantly" service free of charge

News Icon TiVo Adds Some Extras for its VOD Subscribers

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:38 AEDT, Sat October 25, 2008

TiVo adds Disney & Jaman to its already large video on demand service

News Icon Analog to Digital Transfer

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:41 AEDT, Fri October 24, 2008

According to a recent study, twenty percent of all "antenna" users will not make the digital transition rendering their analog TVs useless

News Icon Stream Satellite TV to PC

posted by: Jonathan M, 06:53 AEDT, Sat October 18, 2008

DirecTV2PC beta software streams satellite TV programming to local PCs

News Icon SlingCatcher Now Out

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:15 AEDT, Fri October 10, 2008

The SlingCatcher brings all of your media, including broadcast TV, web favorites, and other personal PC content to the TV by adding it to your home

News Icon TiVo Wins Against DISH

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:39 AEDT, Wed October 8, 2008

Its been a very long road for TiVo but it seems to have paid off by the court ordering DISH Network to pay TiVo $104

News Icon VuDo Launches HDX

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:34 AEDT, Mon October 6, 2008

The broadband movie company Vudu launches HDX, a high-definition video format that allows viewing of Web-based content in 1080p

News Icon Nero LiquidTV / TiVo PC

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:17 AEST, Tue September 30, 2008

Record, Pause, and Rewind TV programs with your computer then export it to the PSP, iPod, or to

News Icon Sony Dishes Out VOD

posted by: Jonathan M, 02:00 AEST, Sat September 27, 2008

Dish Network and Sony Pictures are teaming up to provide you with Sony movies and TV content through Dishs' "Video-On-Demand" & "Pay-Per-View" service

News Icon Stream HD Content Anywhere

posted by: Jonathan M, 01:33 AEST, Sat September 27, 2008

The Slingbox PRO-HD by Sling Media allows you to stream HD content from a home television to a PC anywhere

News Icon Control What your Kid Watches on TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 01:11 AEST, Fri September 19, 2008

TV Watch informs parents about ways to manage their families TV viewing

News Icon On2 *VS* H.264

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:38 AEST, Wed September 17, 2008

The On2 codec requires up to %50 less data than H.264, plays back using up to %50 fewer CPU cycles than H.264, and broadcast quality in 720p in 1200kbps

News Icon Sony + Amazon = VOD Service

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:19 AEST, Sat September 13, 2008

Sony and Amazon has their own special VOD service just for the BRAVIA live of Sony TVs

News Icon TiVo & DirecTV Reunite to Bring New HD Box

posted by: Jonathan M, 07:57 AEST, Thu September 4, 2008

DirecTV has renewed their contract with TiVo to provide customers HD DVR's after all

News Icon New ESPN HD Channel

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:14 AEST, Wed August 27, 2008

ESPNU is the new HD channel by ESPN that not only has football but also has baseketball, baseball, and lots more

News Icon BestBuy & Facebook Come Together

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:47 AEST, Thu August 21, 2008

Facebook and BestBuy just partnered up to bring you a new site dedicated to help you with all your DTV questions

News Icon CEA Says DTV Transition Should Be Ok

posted by: Jonathan M, 01:29 AEST, Wed August 20, 2008

On February 17, analog TV will be no more but if you don't have the money to get a digital TV, just get yourself a TV converter box coupon from the government

News Icon Microsoft Believes Digital Will Replace Physical

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:21 AEST, Fri August 15, 2008

The VP of marketing for XBOX, says the digital realm will over take any physical media such as DVD or Blu-ray

News Icon New Video Grows Digital Content

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:36 AEST, Thu August 14, 2008

New Video has a growing content of 5,000 hours of TV episodes and movies available for download

News Icon Sonys New Networking TVs

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:04 AEST, Wed August 13, 2008

Sony will launch its new Bravia line which supports any DLNA networking device so that you may enjoy your multi media content anywhere in the house

News Icon Dish Network Upgrades HD Service

posted by: Jonathan M, 06:16 AEST, Fri August 1, 2008

On August 1st Dish Network is rolling out there new "Turbo Charged" HD system offering 1080p and

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