TiVo - Page 47

Digital Fanatic · 06-01-2011, 15:29

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Originally Posted by fixerman

Again a claim that Tivo has begun to roll out?

Cindy Rose, executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, said, "After laying all the necessary groundwork to bring the exciting TiVo experience to our customers in record time, we are thrilled to have begun rolling out our next-generation entertainment platform."

It has... I have it

whizzard · 06-01-2011, 15:34

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Originally Posted by fixerman

Again a claim that Tivo has begun to roll out?

Cindy Rose, executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, said, "After laying all the necessary groundwork to bring the exciting TiVo experience to our customers in record time, we are thrilled to have begun rolling out our next-generation entertainment platform."

Written word is a wonderful thing. Whilst she mentions in the first part of the sentence the word customers, the way it's written doesn't necessarily this is whom the rollout is to. Personally as some others in the thread have said, it's better to have a box with all the kinks worked out than one with lots of bugs to bear, and I can't imagine it's going to be that much longer now that everything is starting to point to a wider rollout other than those limited numbers of VM staff who got it pre-xmas. I'm just going to have my pint of the black stuff and wait for tick to follow tock in the meantime :p

Rattus · 06-01-2011, 15:44

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

It has... I have it

I have a fantastic prostate cancer diagnostic test in my lab doesn't mean you can take it yet.

Does make me laugh how staff are now claiming a staff role out is a launch.

Digital Fanatic · 06-01-2011, 15:51

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Originally Posted by Rattus

I have a fantastic prostate cancer diagnostic test in my lab doesn't mean you can take it yet.

Does make me laugh how staff are now claiming a staff role out is a launch.

And nobody can have it?

We are customers too you know!

ntl.wotcha · 06-01-2011, 15:54

"Now" is the new "Soon", well I never... ;-)

joglynne · 06-01-2011, 16:49

I'm not sure if this is old news or can even be classed as marginally interesting news but I have just read this on a site I visit and thought I would post a link.

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Virgin Media selects TMS for TiVo entertainment content

http://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-m...ent-800325982/

Digital Fanatic · 06-01-2011, 17:41

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Originally Posted by joglynne

I'm not sure if this is old news or can even be classed as marginally interesting news but I have just read this on a site I visit and thought I would post a link.

http://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-m...ent-800325982/

ah yep, saw that earlier. Cheers Jo

ess1 · 06-01-2011, 17:41

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Originally Posted by Rattus

I have a fantastic prostate cancer diagnostic test in my lab doesn't mean you can take it yet.

Does make me laugh how staff are now claiming a staff role out is a launch.

Had test 5 years ago. Am not allowed to say...

Stuart · 06-01-2011, 18:16

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Originally Posted by Rattus

I have a fantastic prostate cancer diagnostic test in my lab doesn't mean you can take it yet.

Does make me laugh how staff are now claiming a staff role out is a launch.

Can you take the test if you pay for it? I suspect not..

The VM staff testing tivo do pay.

Also, VM are far from the only company to do this. Freeview "launched" their HD service at least 6 months before it was available in more than one area..

devilincarnate · 06-01-2011, 18:27

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If the box is able to stream web content ( could VM be able to do a deal to get this applicable - the web versions of the channel E.G full web based i- player )

06-01-2011, 18:54

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

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If the box is able to stream web content ( could VM be able to do a deal to get this applicable - the web versions of the channel E.G full web based i- player )

I hope so. I would think it was in VM's interest to give direct access to iplayer etc. through the tivo's modem as it would take strain off there on demand servers wouldn't it?

devilincarnate · 06-01-2011, 19:32

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Originally Posted by ahardie

I hope so. I would think it was in VM's interest to give direct access to iplayer etc. through the tivo's modem as it would take strain off there on demand servers wouldn't it?

Yes that would be the best in my view is a they would be able to take link direct from the servers of E.G 4od, BBC i-player, ITV net player and others out there. To save the pressure on their OD servers.

zantarous · 06-01-2011, 20:16

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

It has... I have it

If the device is only available to staff and those staff can't talk about it publicly then the device has not launched. Heck even prices for existing customer has yet to be announced.

**Hugh** · 06-01-2011, 20:51

Whoda thunk - marketeers stretching the truth........

Stuart · 07-01-2011, 02:26

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Yes that would be the best in my view is a they would be able to take link direct from the servers of E.G 4od, BBC i-player, ITV net player and others out there. To save the pressure on their OD servers.

I can't see the likes of ITV and Channel 4 liking that. It's going to increase their bandwidth costs when VM already cache copies of the programming locally on their own od servers.