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TiVo switches off UK sales

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the boop-boop-ding dept.

SmackCrackAndPot writes "On the TiVo Community forum, there is an announcement that TiVo will be switching off UK sales. This was previously reported in November at BizTech Library. It's probably not too surprising, after the BBC spammed TiVo owners with a new comedy show."

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  1. would like it in Bermuda by AssFace · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm moving to Bermuda and would enjoy having TiVo there.

    I suppose I will just setup my own - whatever they call them - PVR or something.

    but if the UK doesn't have them, it doesn't sound like Bermuda is going to.

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    There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.
  2. Re:any know the tech of how the BBC did this? by nmg196 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The TIVO units have a facility for manadory recordings. It's not a hack - it's a feature :) The TIVO people can update the boxes at the time they download the new programme information with instructions to record one or more shows (unless the user is wants to record another show at the same time).

    The BBC probably paid TIVO to cause this to happen as a promotion for the comedy programme concerned. So it's not a hack or anything - they're just exploiting the services TIVO provides anyway.

    What's odd is the BBC channels aren't supposed to contain any advertising (all UK people who own a device capabile of recieving the terrestrial signals must buy a TV licence, which covers the cost of the BBC channels) but this move strikes me as an advert in it's own right.

    Nick...