Company:Acetrax
| Industry | technology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland |
Area served | Europe |
| Parent | Sky |
Acetrax was a video on demand company which was founded in the United Kingdom and Switzerland and incorporated as a Swiss company in Zürich in 2006.[1] The company was later acquired by Sky, a British telecommunications company.[2] The company provided over-the-top (OTT) content in Europe, for connected TVs. As of 2011, the company claimed to have their contents on TVs in 282 million households, in 48 countries.[3]
Sky acquired Acetrax in 2012 to expand their OTT capabilities.[4] The gross assets of Acetrax stood at £2.3 million as of 31 December 2011, according to Sky.[5]
By 2013, Acetrax had partnered with a variety of smart TVs and media players, including LG,[6] Samsung,[7] Toshiba, Panasonic,[8] Philips and WD TV.[9]
Acetrax ceased operations as of 21 June 2013.[10] The service was integrated into Sky's on-demand service Sky Store.[4]
Apps
As well as video on demand, Acetrax has also created an app which is embedded in phones such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Toshiba, Grundig.[citation needed]
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
- ↑ IPTV News, Informa Telecoms and Media, archived from the original on August 30, 2012, https://web.archive.org/web/20120830231307/http://archive.iptv-news.com/iptv_news/november_2011/acetrax_the_digital_media_industry_is_completely_back-to-front, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ↑ "Sky acquires Acetrax as it prepares for NOW TV launch", Digital Spy, 3 May 2012, http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a379753/sky-acquires-acetrax-as-it-prepares-for-now-tv-launch.html, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ↑ "Focused on Europe", About us (Acetrax), http://www5.acetrax.com/about-us.html, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sky closing down Acetrax Movies" (in en-GB). 2013-05-28. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/05/28/sky-closing-down-acetrax-movies/.
- ↑ "Sky acquires Acetrax on-demand streaming service", Cable (Cable (Existent Ltd)), http://www.cable.co.uk/news/sky-acquires-acetrax-on-demand-streaming-service-801357878/, retrieved November 30, 2010
- ↑ Loveridge, Sam (2013-01-16). "LG Smart TVs add Napster music streaming" (in en). https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/napster-available-on-lg-smart-tvs-2906537.
- ↑ "Samsung unveils TV Discovery for finding and watching video content" (in en). 17 July 2019. https://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/samsung-unveils-tv-discovery/.
- ↑ "Panasonic goes Over The Top with AceTrax" (in en-GB). 2010-07-10. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/07/10/panasonic-goes-over-the-top-with-acetrax/.
- ↑ "WD TV adds streaming options, tunes televisions near and far to your Slingbox" (in en). 19 July 2019. https://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/wd-tv-streaming-vudu-slingplayer/.
- ↑ Acetrax announce end of operations, http://www.acetrax.com/, retrieved May 21, 2013
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