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HDTV Almanac - Comcast, TiVo, and... PayPal?
Attention: QVC Shoppers! Open up those home equity credit lines because shopping online is about to get faster and easier!
On Tuesday, Scott Dunlap, vice president of emerging opportunities with PayPal, announced a new partnership with Comcast and TiVo. What could a cable giant, a DVR maker, and an online payment processor possibly do together? Let you buy stuff directly from your television, thats what!
This means that youll be able to make purchases or donations in response to interactive ads that you see on your TV. Press a couple buttons on your remote control, and you can complete the deal using your PayPal account. And you can even pause the programming while you take care of business, then resume without missing anything.
