Doc Searls has a good summary about Viacomm and Dish Network settling their recent spat over carrying Viacomm's bundle of channels. Unfortunately, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

TiVo collects a lot of information on user's viewing habits. You can opt-in fully and opt-out fully by calling their customer service line. The company, rightly so, is very paranoid about keeping this information anonymous and secure. First, because it's a very valuable asset that competitors would love to have. Second, it would be a PR disaster if the information could be tied back to individuals.