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An Offer Tivo Owners Can't Refuse

Posted by michael on from the they-control-the-vertical dept.

An anonymous reader pointed us to this little tidbit. The BBC paid Tivo (company slogan: "TV Your Way") to force owners' boxes to record some new program they wanted to push, which looks incredibly exciting. UK Tivo owners seem a little upset.

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  1. ah by nomadic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Et tu, Tivo?

  2. Re:Scratch me getting a Tivo. by Geekboy(Wizard) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I stopped watching TV because the ads enraged me. Ditto radio.
    /snip/
    ...if I want unrequested, unwanted bullshit in my space, I'll go check my hotmail account.

    And you still check Slashdot?

    --dialing numbers-- "Hi Pot, this is Kettle. You're black." --dialtone--

  3. Re:...And Sheryl Crow as well by sulli · · Score: 2, Funny
    I noticed Sheryl Crow's new music video was prominently displayed in "Now Showing".

    Well, if it makes you happy, it can't be that bad!

    --

    sulli
    RTFJ.
  4. Re:Oh no! by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > Look at how much of the web is now unusable due to lack of content and nothing but advertising.
    >
    > *caugh Toms Hardware caugh*

    Don't you mean:

    Next -->

    *cough*

    Next -->

    Tom's

    Next -->

    Hardware

    Next -->

    ?

    Next -->

    :-)

  5. Re:Disgusting by PolyDwarf · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is disgusting behavior by both companies. What gives them the right to decide what everyone will watch? What if Penthouse paid Tivo to force everyone to record porn all night?


    For free? Where's the nearest electronics store, I need a tivo! :)
  6. I have started my own PVR company. by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Funny
    Due to the undeniable ignorance of the consumer that Tivo has shown, I have started distributing my own PVR and PVR service called Steve-O.

    The PVR itself is easy to use, and allows you to record any show you want! Unlike Tivo's poor hardware model, I have designed a system with unlimited storage, in the form of inexpensive 'cartridges'. Unlike Tivo's cold digital picture, Steve-O's warm analog signal gives every character a healthy, ruddy glow! Buffy never looked so good!

    Steve-O's excellent service is unrivaled in the industry! Find out what's playing anytime, day or night by calling the Programming Line: Steve Ballmer at 1-888-Vel-0P3R. He will be happy to answer any questions you may have, as well as offer program selections! (MSNBC is always a favorite!)

    Steve-O's start at just $299! That includes a lifetime subscription to the Steve-O service and three empty cartridges! Call now!