TiVo is looking to expand their influence.
TiVo to Let Users Buy Movie Tickets, Check Traffic
New Services they plan to offer include the ability to purchase movie tickets, check traffic and weather, listen to radio and podcasts, and view photos on Yahoo!.
Seems an ass-backwards approach when compared to say, Microsoft, who started with a computer OS, [...]

An article at Critical-Miss discusses the recent announcement made by Comcast and Tivo which discusses an innovation in television advertising.
On the surface, I think it is quite a neat idea. For one, it addresses the shift in viewing behavior caused by Tivo (and other DVR/PVRs). Many people spend much of their television viewing [...]