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Digital Fanatic 06-01-2011 16:29

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fixerman (Post 35148167)
Again a claim that Tivo has begun to roll out?:confused:

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 16:34

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fixerman (Post 35148167)
Again a claim that Tivo has begun to roll out?:confused:

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 16:44

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35148187)
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 16:51

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattus (Post 35148197)
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! :rolleyes:

ntl.wotcha 06-01-2011 16:54

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

joglynne 06-01-2011 17:49

Re: TiVo
 
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.

Quote:

Virgin Media selects TMS for TiVo entertainment content
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-m...ent-800325982/

Digital Fanatic 06-01-2011 18:41

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 35148243)
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 18:41

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattus (Post 35148197)
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 19:16

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattus (Post 35148197)
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 19:27

Re: TiVo
 
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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 )

ahardie 06-01-2011 19:54

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35148327)
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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 20:32

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ahardie (Post 35148345)
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 21:16

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35148187)
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 21:51

Re: TiVo
 
Whoda thunk - marketeers stretching the truth........

Stuart 07-01-2011 03:26

Re: TiVo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35148371)
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.


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