Tivo today sent out one of these 1st newsletters to its customers who had signed up to their website. It was advertising the rating system on the TiVo that allows you to restrict content depending on the Rating of the content that is being watched/recorded.
TiVo® 101: KidZone
This message is for the families (sorry singles!).
Now there are many ways a TiVo media device can make family life better…so this week we focus on your most important family members…the kids.
Bet you want to make sure the kids are watching programs are appropriate for their eyes…announcing TiVo KidZone…a fun way for kids to enjoy TV and a great way for you to make sure they are watching the right stuff – especially when you are not looking!
With TiVo KidZone you can set the maximum classification they can view, pre-select and auto record their favourite programs and choose WishList® searches of keywords you know will deliver great children’s content.
As a parents you are no longer powerless to influence what your kids watch on the telly. Best of all, TiVo KidZone stays active until you check out of it by using a password. This means sleeping in on Sunday mornings knowing that when the kids turn on the TV – they are watching only what you want them to watch.
TiVo KidZone is just another way that TiVo loves you and your family.
Here are some non New Zealand videos about TiVo taken from Youtube about the TiVo Service. It will give you the general idea about what we are going to get in New Zealand.|
TiVo’s prospects have received a boost after broadcaster MediaWorks agreed in principle to allow TV3 and C4 listings to be included in the electronic programming guide of the much-anticipated net-connected personal video recorder.
MediaWorks marketing director Roger Beaumont expects a deal to be formalised soon.
A similar arrangement remains to be struck with Sky TV for access to Prime’s listings. “For that to happen, both parties have to sit down and work out some sort of accommodation,” says Sky chief executive John Fellet.
The state broadcaster – in the midst of a $25 million cutback programme – has laid out $A15 million ($19 million) in cash and air time for a one-third stake in TiVo’s ANZ licensee, says a media site.
Crikey – a mouthy but usually accurate commentator – says TVNZ has bought a one-third share of the company the Seven network set up to sell TiVo down under.
TVNZ’s entry into the personal video recorder market could be partially railroaded – or made more expensive – by competitor MediaWorks, which has yet to agree to supply vital programming information to the state broadcaster’s new TiVo platform.
TVNZ confirmed last week it was spending A$8 million ($9.89 million) to buy a one-third stake in Hybrid Television Services, an Australian business controlled by Seven Media Group which is the exclusive licensee for TiVo in Australasia.
Strategists at advertising consultancy Total Media are forecasting a slugfest when TiVo launches at the end of the year and challenges the technology advantage of MySky HDi.
Sky Television beat TVNZ in the first major battle with Freeview-exclusive channels.
TIVO will go on sale in New Zealand in the first week of November, despite loose ends over the inclusion of Prime and TV3.
The hi-tech personal video recorder will let viewers watch Freeview’s free-to-air service, FreeviewHD, and download programmes and access services over the internet.
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