Acetrax is a video on demand company qui Was founded in the UK and Switzerland and incorporated as a Swiss company in Zürich in 2006 [1] and qui Was Bought by Sky . [2] The company provides over-the-top (OTT) content in Europe, for connected TVs . They claim to have their contents on TVs in 282 million households, in 48 countries. [3] It is understood that Sky’s acquisition of Acetrax in May 2012 will provide the Sky customers who do not currently subscribe to pay TV – with films and music. The move as part of the satellite broadcaster’s move into the internet TV market.
The gross assets of Acetrax stood at £ 2.3 million as of December 31, 2011, according to Sky. [4]
Acetrax will cease operation as of June 21, 2013. [5]
Apps
As well as video on demand, Acetrax HAS aussi created an app qui est embedded in phones Such as Samsung , LG , Panasonic , Toshiba , Grundig .
See also
- Cisco Systems
- Enhanced TV
- Hybrid digital TV
- Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV
- Interactive television
- Hotel television systems
- List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices
- Over-the-top content
- Tivoization
References
- Jump up^ IPTV News , Informa Telecoms and Media, archived from the original on August 30, 2012 , retrieved June 3, 2012
- Jump up^ “Sky Acquires Acetrax as it prepares for NOW TV launch” ,Digital Spy , Digital Spy , retrieved June 3, 2012
- Jump up^ “Focused on Europe” , About us , Acetrax , retrieved June 3,2012 [ permanent dead link ]
- Jump up^ “Sky acquires Acetrax on-demand streaming service” , Cable , Cable (Exist Ltd) , retrieved November 30, 2010
- Jump up^ Acetrax announce end of operations , retrieved May 21, 2013 [ permanent dead link ]