I must admit that I’m vaguely scared of the much-rumored impending doom of TiVo. Ironically the issue which causes it to be unprofitable (lack of buddy-buddy deal with a huge cable network) also makes it most attractive: they have to get their customers the old fashioned way, by making a product people are willing to spend money on.

It appears that my vague fears could be justified. PVRblog reports that some programs broadcast on Comcast may disable fast forwarding. Boy! Way to deliver value to your customers, Comcast.