TiVo takes home an Emmy
By Evan Blass 
posted Jul 27th 2006 4:45PM
posted Jul 27th 2006 4:45PM
In what could be seen as something of an ironic move, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has just awarded TiVo -- the same company that's made life more difficult for networks, cable companies, and industry-supporting advertisers -- a 2006 Emmy award for "outstanding achievement in enhanced television programming." Services like TiVo KidZone and TiVoCast helped the DVR king beat out such offerings as AOL's Music on Demand, CNN Enhanced, and DirecTV's Interactive Sports, with the official statuette being awarded on August 19th at the Creative Arts Awards Ceremony being held in L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium. Congratulations, TiVo, you've certainly had a big week: first you launched your Audience Research and Measurement division, then you formed a sweet marketing agreement with BellSouth, and now you've been honored for all your hard work with a shiny Emmy -- but don't go resting on your laurels quite yet, as it looks like there may still be dark clouds just over the horizon.[Via Zatz Not Funny]
I thought it was for "outstanding achievement in conforming to copyright owner's requirements and recognizing we are the customer, not those millions of people that pay for DVRs".
BellSouth deal is a $10 monthly discount. There doesn't seem to be a break if you've already got both BellSouth DSL and DirecTV. That's really crappy for people like me who've had both for quite a while. My next door neighbor could save $20/month for the same service. Hmmm...they didn't really think this through, did they?
i like tivo, but we have the dvr from brighthouse..it's awesome..i can copy movies, hook it up to my computer...etc...some stuff that u cant do with a tivo.
You can do all of that and more with a Tivo. You just have to hack it which isn't all that hard these days with all the tools and guides out there.
$10/month seems reasonable fee for such service.