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I have been a ReplayTV fan for a long time but lately I’m tinkling of switching to Tivo because of all the plugins and hacks like this.
This Plugin will enables you to manage your Netflix, Blockbuster Online, and Amazon Unbox accounts from your TiVo.
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Joost and CBS announced that programming from America’s most watched network will be available on the Joost platform when the service launches in spring 2007. Content to be made available is coming from across the CBS divisions and includes new and previously-aired, full episodes from popular, current CBS programs, including the full CSI franchise: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, CSI: NY and CSI: MIAMI, NCIS, NUMB3RS, SURVIVOR and brands including SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, CSTV, CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC and CBS SPORTSLINE. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In February, Joost has reached agreements to download programs from Viacom networks such as MTV, Comedy Central and VH1. While the deal’s terms were not disclosed, Viacom and Joost will share advertising revenue.
CBS partnered with Joost early on as a key launch partner and is the first broadcast network to join Joost’s growing list of acclaimed content providers.
“Joost combines best-in-class technology with superb video quality and a management team with a proven track record,” said Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive. “Partnering with Joost for the CBS Interactive Audience Network showcases our content and community on a service that allows for unique advertising opportunities and a delivery framework that maximizes cost efficiency.”
Founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, Joost is powered by a secure, efficient, piracy-proof Internet platform that enables premium interactive video experiences while guaranteeing copyright protection for content owners and creators.
Apple on Thursday pushed back the release of Leopard, the next major upgrade of its Macintosh operating system, until October, saying it had to divert too much of its resources to getting the iPhone out on time.
Because of the delay, the second for Leopard this year, consumers ready to buy a Mac, particularly during the important back-to-school season, are expected to delay purchases until the OS’s release. Leopard had originally been scheduled for debut in April, and then was postponed to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in early June.
In a brief statement, the company said the iPhone, introduced at Macworld in January in San Francisco, contained “the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price.”
“We had to borrow some key software engineering and QA [quality assurance] resources from our Mac OS X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned,” the statement said.
Instead of the final product, Apple planned to hand developers at the June conference a beta copy of Leopard, with the final release four months later. “Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case, we’re sure we’ve made the right ones,” Apple said.
Nevertheless, the delays are uncommon with Apple, which seldom stumbles in getting out OS upgrades. “It’s an unusual turn of events for Apple, which is really good at hitting deadlines with upgrades to its OS, compared with Microsoft,” Toni Duboise, analyst for Current Analysis, said.
The biggest impact on Apple will be in missing the back-to-school season that runs from mid-July to mid-September. In terms of computer sales, only the holiday season, which starts the Friday after Thanksgiving and runs through the end of year, is bigger. “(The delay) is going to affect Apple’s appeal during the back-to-school season,” Duboise said. “People will probably push back their purchases.”
John Lynch, financial analyst for Needham & Co. LLC, agreed that Apple would see sales tip toward the latter part of the year. “I suspect that it’s just going to be a time shift in their OS upgrade revenues,” he said. “In addition to that, some customers may delay purchases of the Mac, as well as, but my suspicion is that won’t be a particularly powerful phenomenon.”
Apple, for example, could choose to hand out coupons similar to what Microsoft and computer makers did during the holiday shopping season. The coupons gave people upgrades to Vista at no additional cost when the OS was released in January. While many people waited anyway to buy new PCs, Lynch felt Apple would be more successful. “It’s a lot less painful to upgrade the Mac OS than Windows.”
