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Floating on the Bubble.(TiVo shares high)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
The end of the Internet stock bubble would also seem to mean the end of the "story stock"--those shares that trade at lofty prices on the basis of their imagined potential. But there's at least one company that has still managed to retain an enormous gap between the hypothetical future and the unspectacular reality: TiVo, the maker of interactive television devices that give a couch potato greater control over programming.
That may sound like what video recorders were doing a couple of decades ago but, to be fair, TiVo's technology is different. It uses not tape but computer hard-disk memory, which means you can watch and rewind even as you're recording. If that doesn't sound spectacular, you're out of touch with the market. Recently the granting of TiVo's patent, a fairly routine event, nevertheless sent shares soaring 40 percent.
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- TiVo enters ad arena.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable Dickson, Glen September 25, 2000 700+ words
...commercials on its hard drives Although many TiVo customers may use the system to skip commercials...preloading promotional material into new TiVo boxes slated to hit stores this fall. In doing so, San Jose, Calif.-based TiVo is keeping pace with rival ReplayTV, which...
- TiVo, Hackers Enjoy Special Relationship.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News ILER, DAVID April 9, 2001 700+ words
...But personal video recording pioneer TiVo Inc. looks at hackers in a very different...Web sites offer the storage-challenged TiVo user detailed information about how to...no foul -- and it makes you a happier TiVo customer -- then we're all for it...
- TiVo Curbs Spending on Brand Awareness.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News HOGAN, MONICA February 5, 2001 700+ words
...investors to show a profit sooner rather than later -- TiVo Inc. said last week it would cut spending on overall...DirecTV Inc., which markets a combination DirecTV/TiVo receiver, TiVo president Mike Ramsay said in an earnings call last...
- TiVo learning to live without DirecTV.(Brief article)
- Newspaper article from: The Online Reporter March 11, 2006 700+ words
...subscription base is to continue to differentiate TiVo's service features from those of generic...driving force for us in 2006." So said TiVo boss Tom Rogers in announcing some positive...million for the same quarter last year. --TiVo achieved its first-ever positive cash...
- TiVo eves cash-flow break-even.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News Hogan, Monica March 11, 2002 700+ words
...end earnings call late last Thursday, TiVo Inc. executives told Wail Street analysts...hardware subsidies. Earlier this month, TiVo announced it would raise its monthly service...95. Customers who own a combination TiVo digital video recorder and DirecTV Inc...
- TiVo, Best Buy sign exclusive distribution deal. (TWICE News).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: TWICE Tarr, Greg March 11, 2002 700+ words
SAN JOSE, Calif.--TiVo and consumer electronics retailer Best Buy...together to promote and sell next-generation TiVo-branded Series2 digital video recorders and services. The companies said TiVo-only-branded Series2 DVRs will be offered...
- TiVo makes strides.(makes deal with AOL Time Warner)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable Hall, Lee February 5, 2001 700+ words
...agreements give added weight to firm's impact TiVo made two moves last week that the company...marketing agreement with AOL Time Warner, TiVo will receive up to $43.5 million in...21.5 million to advertise and promote TiVo products in AOL Time Warner print, television...
- TiVo Beefs Up Content with Weekly Show.(introduction of TiVo Takes)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News HOGAN, MONICA June 12, 2000 700+ words
Personal-television-service provider TiVo Inc. last week announced the launch of its first original-programming venture, TiVo Takes, which will be updated once a week. TiVo Takes previews upcoming television events and...