TiVoWorld NZ

A new newsletter from TiVo cam out this afternoon….

The world’s favourite media device hits Telecom stores nationwide on Friday 6 November, and with Telecom’s fantastic introductory offer you’ll get so much more than today’s best way to watch and record high definition TV.

If you become a Telecom Broadband customer, you can purchase a TiVo media device for as little as $200 upfront, and just $30 per month for 24 months on a Telecom account (A total of $230 will appear on your bill as your first instalment). Or buy your TiVo media device at a Telecom retail store for $920. Best of all, there are no monthly subscriptions.

AND if you buy now you also get our Home Networking Package (worth $129) for FREE*. This connects your TiVo to your computer, and opens up a world of amazing new features – you can share music, photos and home movies from your computer with your TiVo, and enjoy them all in the living room! See www.mytivo.co.nz from Sunday 1 November for compatibility and operational requirements of the Home Networking Package.

So head into store, call 0800 MyTiVo, or go online at http://www.telecom.co.nz/mytivo from Friday 6 November to place your order.

Telecom is offering another great reason to get onboard now too… purchase your TiVo media device before 24 December 2009 and you’re in the draw to win a trip for two to Hollywood, the home of entertainment, or one of five Samsung 40 inch full HD TVs**.

But wait, there’s more…

CASPA™ On-Demand

A world of broadband entertainment – on demand!

While TiVo provides the best way to watch and record TV today, when you pair your TiVo media device with a Telecom Broadband plan you also get access to a world of instant entertainment.

It’s a new service called CASPA™ On-Demand, and it means never having to wait for your favourite show or movie!

With your TiVo remote, you simply browse CASPA’s library of movies, TV shows and music concerts, select what you like, and download it all to your TiVo to watch right away. It’s that easy!

There’s a wide range of free stuff on the CASPA service too, as well as pay-per-view movies and TV shows. With CASPA, you’ll always have something to watch, even when there’s nothing you fancy on TV.

But remember, to enjoy CASPA downloads you need to be with Telecom Broadband.

To find out more about TiVo and CASPA™ On-Demand, visit our website from this Sunday 1 November at www.mytivo.co.nz.

In the US, some of the biggest tech buzz of the year has been generated by Spotify, an online music service that lets you stream an unlimited amount of songs via the internet each month, for a set fee, rather than buy tracks or albums individually on the iTunes model.

Last month, a similar service was launched in Australia, called Bandit.fm.

Now, Bandit.fm is set to migrate across the Tasman with a New Zealand launch set for late November.

The new service will let you stream (that is, play but not save) an unlimited number of songs each month for $9.95, payable in advance by credit card.

See Full Story @ http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/all-you-can-eat-banditfm-take-itunes-nz-114205

Sky Television is forecasting that MySky HDi decoder and personal video recorder revenue will make the company stronger and more profitable in the years ahead.

And as the first real competition arrives for MySky next week in the form of TiVo, the pay television company insists it is not concerned the newcomer will hit its revenues.

See Full Story @ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10606205

The convergence of television and the internet could spell bad news for criminals.

Hybrid Television spokeswoman Georgie Hills said one of its hi-tech TiVo personal video recorders was stolen from the home of a tester in Christchurch this month, but was automatically disabled.

Each TiVo set-top box has a unique code that is uploaded to Hybrid Television whenever anyone attempts to activate its broadband connection.

Ms Hills said that meant TiVos could be tracked by police with the help of internet providers, which could identify the owner of the internet account to which a stolen TiVo was connected by the customer’s IP (internet protocol) address.

So far, however, Hybrid had not tried to locate its stolen TiVo. Ms Hills would not say why.

More Info @ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3012582/Stolen-TiVos-can-be-tracked-by-police

Another short video of the flashmob TiVo Dance. This time at Freyberg Place in Auckland.

Another Video taken from today’s “Flashmob” Dance outside the Civic in Auckland.

During the Media release today Leggetron recorded the demonstration on what TiVo is all about in New Zealand. You can go to Leggetron’s Youtube Channel to see all the demonstration videos today that he videoed.

Here is the new New Zealand TiVo Advert which should be coming soon…..

Hybrid TV have announced the launch date and details for Tivo in New Zealand. Coming on the 6th of November 2009 the device adds “CASPA™ On-Demand” content along with Freeview recording. The catch is you can only get CASPA content if you are a Telecom broadband user.

More @ http://www.ben.geek.nz/nz-tivo-coming-with-caspa-november-6th/

TiVo launched in New Zealand today with some tech goodies not yet available elsewhere.

The high-def digital television recorder and content download box is here, giving Kiwis the chance to experience a device that has been available in various places around the world for years.

TiVo was launched last year in Australia by Hybrid TV, co-owned by TVNZ and the Seven network, which has exclusive licence to the device in Australasia.

Last month, TiVo announced that it had locked in a partnership with Telecom, which will sell the recorder and also provides access to internet access.

See Full Story @ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10606142