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YouTube Now On TiVo

Starting today TiVo will offer its subscribers access to YouTube videos on their television sets through their broadband TiVo boxes.TiVo's deal with YouTube is the company's first for streaming online content. TiVo does have partnerships with 60 online sites that offer content. Users will not be able to store YouTube videos, but they will be able to view them and bookmark them to watch later.

TiVo Adds Disney Content

TiVo said today that its subscribers will soon be able to download Disney movies through their DVRs directly from their TVs.Titles will be available to rent through an agreement with Disney and CinemaNow. The movies will be available for a 24-hour rental period in standard definition, some titles will also be available in high definition.

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.

TiVo Comes Under Attack

Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit | Lawgarithms | ZDNet.com Denise Howell has an informative write up on a copyright debate held last week at the Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood.Participants in the debate included TiVo VP and general counsel Matt Zinn, Executive Director of the Copyright Alliance Patrick Ross, Fred von Lohman from the EFF and moderator Doug Lichtman of UCLA Law School.Two things I found interesting in the article.

TiVo To Offer Online Video

TiVo has announced that its users will be able to select video from the Internet for playback on televisions through its digital video recording service.The new feature, unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show, will allow subscribers to use "Season Pass" to record video content available on Real Simple Syndication, or RSS feeds. The online videos could range from broadcast nightly newscast to more specialty videos pulled from blogs or independent Internet sites.

DVR Owners Skip Most Ads

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

TiVo Launches Search For Broadband Users

DVR innovator TiVo has announced a new Universal Swivel Search feature for its broadband users, which allows them to search broadband, cable, and broadcast programming.

TiVo and Home Movie Sharing

TiVo.com | TiVo Home Movie Sharing Today TiVo launched a cool new service called "Home Movies" in a joint venture with One True Media.

RSS on Your TV

As if there isn't enough evidence of media convergence, Niall Kennedy reports that the latest high-definition TV's from Sony will allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds.

DVD Burning For TV

SnapStream has added a new option to their Beyond TV video recording software. It will allow users to create DVDs for their favorite television shows. Users will be able to use a burning plug-in to record their programs.