TiVo’s March court victory in its patent battle with Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) could be erased, as a federal appeals court has agreed to rehear the case. The pronouncement wasn’t unexpected. The legal fight, which has dragged on for six years, concerns whether the satellite companies infringed on TiVo’s…

Although TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) saw a healthy gain in revenues in Q4, the DVR company was unable to balance its growing costs and reduced subscriber additions. Nevertheless, TiVo has been riding high on some good news in the form of last week’s favorable legal decision, when two members of a…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three-judge federal court panel sided with a lower court ruling that the satellite companies are in contempt of a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement on its DVR patents. But the fight, ongoing in…

Six months after TiVo sued AT&T (NYSE: T) for patent infringement, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has entered the legal fray. In a filing, Microsoft asks to be a party in the suit because it says the case puts into question its Mediaroom software, which runs on set-top boxes that use AT&T’s…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) president and CEO Tom Rogers says he doesn’t run a DVR company…According to Rogers, TiVo is not a DVR hardware provider or even a software company, but a “television behavioral company at heart.” Rogers is now scrambling to convince cable operators — whose own DVRs have contributed…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO)—which has seen the ranks of its subscribers drop—and Best Buy—which is ramping up its digital initiatives—think they can help each other out. The two companies are forming a partnership to promote each other’s offerings. The basics, via the NYT and the San Jose Mercury News: Best Buy…

Some more reaction and analysis of Cablevision’s remote DVR win, which we wrote about earlier today: —a statement from Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) COO Tom Rutledge: “We are mindful of the potential implications for ad skipping and the concerns this has raised in the programming community. We believe there are ways…

Launching cross-platform ad campaigns has become almost a no-brainer. But pinpointing when and where consumers are being exposed to specific ads—not to mention gauging the effectiveness of each platform—is still a relatively complex and ambiguous process. *TiVo* has partnered with Quantcast to help make that easier for advertisers (and to…

*TiVo* is adding local data to its Stop|Watch TV ratings service, giving advertisers a more granular read on how and when its subscribers are tuning in. The company has sold its anonymized viewing data since 2007, but only for national programming and commercials; the local data goes live this summer.…

Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), whose stock has been on a roller-coaster ride recently, finally has something to get excited about. The company announced this morning that it would begin selling and renting movies through TiVo’s DVR service, and according to the Associated Press, Blockbuster’s service will have a key competitive advantage…

TiVo’s revenue during the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 dropped 20 percent to $59.2 million from the comparable year-ago quarter, as the company continued to lose subscribers. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was $2.5 million vs. a gain of $900,000 during the prior year’s quarter, and the…

TiVo’s $105 million in damages from EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) after a lengthy court battle helped turn the DVR company to a profit in Q3, with $100.6 million ($0.98 per share) versus last year’s $8.3 million loss. Without the EchoStar compensation, *TiVo* would have just narrowed its loss in Q3 to…

The dream of so many fanboys for such a long time has finally come true: Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) are marrying up….well, for now, dating and not yet exclusive. The two public companies are teaming up to provide Netflix online movie service onto their TiVos, and as…

This movies-from-your-PC-to-your-TV thing might actually be happening, judging from the deals happening—nevermind that consumer demand hasn’t exactly skyrocketed. Couple of new deals through the pipeline: —Netflix is continuing its quest to bring its online service to devices, and now is tying up with Samsung. The service will be embedded in…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) has scored another legal victory in its battle against the Dish Network. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Dish’s appeal on a $74 million penalty for violating the patent on TiVo’s Time Warp, AP reported. In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed…

Surprised this wasn’t available before, but a right step in ultimately getting rid of the box: TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) has launched the first implementation of a fully functional TiVo DVR to actually reside on a PC, in association with DVD software firm Nero. The TiVo app, called LiquidTV-TiVo PC, will…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) and DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) are expanding their existing partnership and are planning to launch a new high-def VOD service called HD DirecTV DVR. The two will collaborate on creating the service for the satellite TV company’s broadband-enabled HD DVR platform. The companies are shooting for the the…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) looks like it wrung decent numbers out of a mixed quarter… Revenue for the quarter was up 4.1 percent to $65.2 million, compared to $62.65 million in the year ago quarter. However excluding hardware, the service and technology portion of revenue fell to $53.5 million from $56.5…

Updated with video highlight below: TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) CEO Tom Rogers is speaking on stage this morning, fresh from announcing the company’s Q108 results, and is making the case that TiVo is more than just a DVR box, for his company’s own selfish reasons of course: “It is game over…