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Nintendo Says TV Services Are Coming to Wii U December 20
I wonder how long this software update will take? A month after launch, Nintendo is finally launching its TVii service, which lets customers access their TV guide from the GamePad controller. The TVii service is launching Dec. 20 in the U.S. and Canada, and will support various cable and satellite providers, as well as Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus. Integration with Netflix and TiVo have been delayed to early 2013. (Answer: Nintendo says it won’t take any time at all since it was included in the original software update and just has to be turned on.)
TiVo Stream Gets Viewers Off the Couch
TiVo’s new Stream device sends content to up to four mobile devices at home and wirelessly downloads programs to watch out of the house.Voices
TiVo Partners With PayPal for Shopping Via Commercials
TiVo Inc. is joining with the PayPal payment service to offer an on-the-spot way for TV watchers to buy products featured in interactive advertisements.Halo 4 Players Will Get Free Weekly “TV” Episodes on the Xbox
The hugely successful Halo series on the Xbox has spawned tons of other content, like comics and novels. Up next, the developers are experimenting with TV.You Really Can Blame the Web for Shrinking TV Ratings — But You Have to Credit It for Boosting TV, Too
A new study confirms what you already knew: If you’re watching lots of stuff on Netflix, you’re watching less on TV. Except, people who watch Netflix sometimes watch more TV, too.Voices
AT&T Agrees to Pay TiVo at Least $215 Million for Patents
TiVo Inc. on Tuesday said it reached a settlement with AT&T Inc. that gives the set-top box maker at least $215 million for its technology.Voices
TiVo Q3 Loss Widens; Subscriptions Return to Growth
TiVo Inc.’s fiscal third-quarter loss widened as the cost of gaining new subscriptions climbed, though the effort appeared to pay off as the company broke a four-year streak of declining subscriber numbers.News Byte
Dish, EchoStar Settle TiVo Patent Fight For $500 Million
Dish and EchoStar are paying TiVo half a billion dollars to settle a long-running patent fight over DVR technology. The two satellite TV companies will pay TiVo $300 million up front, and the remainder over 6 years, to settle suits that started in 2004. The settlement follows an April 20 legal victory for TiVo.Voices
TiVo Soars on Ruling in Dish Network Case
TiVo Inc. stock was up 35 percent in afternoon trading Wednesday after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that would force satellite broadcaster Dish Network to shut down millions of digital video recorders because they were found to have infringed upon TiVo Inc. patents.Voices




