[opendtv] I Want a Movie! Now! / For those who can't wait, Netflix and TiVo have an idea
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:35:52 -0400
I Want a Movie! Now!
For those who can't wait, Netflix and TiVo have an idea
By Brad Stone
Newsweek
Sept. 13 issue - Netflix and Tivo ushered in an age of couch-potato
bliss. Netflix lets its customers browse through its huge movie
catalog on the Web and rent DVDs through the mail without having to
worry about late fees. TiVo lets people digitally record their
favorite shows and zoom through the ads. But now couch potatoes are
perched on the cusp of true paradise. Soon they won't even have to
stand up to trudge to the mailbox; fat broadband pipes will let them
directly download movies over the Net to their television.
Netflix and TiVo want this digital nirvana to arrive as soon as
possible, and they are about to join forces to make it happen. Later
this month, NEWSWEEK has learned, the companies plan to unveil a
simple but significant partnership that could shake up the media
world. Subscribers who belong to both services will be able to
download their Netflix DVDs over the Internet directly into the TiVo
boxes in their homes, instead of receiving them in the mail.
Spokespeople at the companies refused to comment on what they called
rumor. But an insider who was close to the negotiations says the
straightforward partnership is all but a done deal, pending only the
approval of the TiVo board this week: "You don't need a lot of
creativity to figure out the details," the insider said.
...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5915470/site/newsweek/
TiVo and Netflix join forces for broadband movies
Posted September 6, 2004 @ 5:44 PM
by Ken "Caesar" Fisher
TiVo and Netflix are expected to announce a new partnership later
this month that will bring the power of NetFlix to the convenience of
TiVo. While there are as of yet no official details, insiders say
that TiVo subscribers who sign up with NetFlix will have the option
of receiving their NetFlix rentals over broadband as opposed to snail
mail. NetFlix currently mails DVD rentals to its customers, who then
watch and return their rentals via mail as well. The service is
lauded by many, but some find the wait time between mailing and
receiving their rentals to be cumbersome.
...
http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/20040906-4159.html
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