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Free App: TiVo for BlackBerry

Do you have a TiVo DVR hooked up in your living room? Do you have a BlackBerry? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you'll probably be interested in this new app. TiVo and RIM, the BlackBerry maker, have unveiled a free app that will allow people to control their TiVos from their BlackBerry.

Television Could Be Headed In The Same Direction As Newspapers

We have chronicled the slow death of the newspaper industry for a while now. First, there was the thought that maybe the Internet could displace newspapers with the delivery of content in a more timely and personalized manner. Newspapers decided that they were doing just fine and that they were moving into the digital world in a way that could help them maintain their content delivery fiefdom with no problems. Now, we see a landscape of wreckage where some of the most venerable names in newspaper including the Boston Globe are losing value both monetarily and in reputation.

Idol's Bad Timing Drives Fans Online

All day on Google Trends, the list of top trending search terms has carried several variations of keyword phrases related to Adam Lambert’s performance of a Donnie Darko soundtrack version of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World.”

TiVo Wins Patent Dispute

Just off the wire, Dish Network has failed to convince an appeals court to overturn TiVo's earlier patent win against the company. TiVo's earlier win is upheld.

DVR Owners Skip Most Ads

One in four online consumers use a digital video recorder (DVR), according to survey from ABI Research.

Microsoft Files for Patent for DVR Advertising

Microsoft has filed for a patent involving ads on Digital Video Recorders. Now, don't worry, they won't be inserting ads over your shows; rather, this patent involves ensuring the ads you see are relevant when you see them.

Yahoos Free DVR

Last week, Yahoo bought Meebio, makers of well-regarded media center / DVR software.