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Looks like TiVo’s gone all Switzerland on us by announcing plans to add support for Blockbuster OnDemand to its Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL boxes — plus the older Series2 hardware that Netflix missed. Due in the second half of 2009, the marketing deal will put TiVo’s on the shelves of local rental outlets and put Blockbuster’s service in front of many new users. So far its $4 per movie SD fare has failed to impress, we’ll see if it can keep up with the competition when they’re on the same box, while TiVo’s managed to carve out a position squarely in the middle of the digital download revolution, with Blockbuster, Netflix, CinemaNow and more already available, it could be the big winner in this streaming battle, full press release is after the break.
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