Award-winning Akimbo Video-on-Demand Content to Launch on AT&T Homezone Service.Trailblazing trail·blaz·ing adj. Suggestive of one that blazes a trail; setting out in a promising new direction; pioneering or innovative: trailblazing research; a trailblazing new technique. Internet-to-TV Entertainment Service Makes VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand Titles Available to Subscribers LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Akimbo[TM] Systems today announced that its award-winning collection of thousands of video-on-demand titles will be available this month to subscribers of AT&T Homezone(SM), a groundbreaking new video and Internet entertainment service launched in 2006 by AT&T Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :T). AT&T Homezone is a first-of-its kind video service that integrates AT&ToeYahoo![R] High Speed Internet Service, AT&ToeDISH Network satellite television and AT&T Home Networking services via a single device. The integration of Akimbo content into the Internet connected set-top box will bring a new level of choice for consumers, who can now easily watch thousands of programs and movies on TV, downloaded with just a touch of the Homezone remote control. AT&T will be demonstrating Akimbo content on Homezone at the AT&T CES exhibit located in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , Booth No. 9817. A pioneer in Internet-to-TV video on demand and one of the most visible companies in the world of Internet VOD, Akimbo allows subscribers to download thousands of programs from more than 150 mainstream and niche content providers over the Internet, direct to their televisions, for high-quality, on-demand viewing. Akimbo offers a bridge between broadcast and broadband and is a complement to existing broadcast, cable and satellite services. Akimbo's collection of on-demand video includes well-known names, as well as hard-to-find specialty offerings. "By combining such a wide range of video-on-demand, broadcast and Internet services, Homezone has created what is by far the most comprehensive entertainment experience available today," said Joshua Goldman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Akimbo Systems. "AT&T Homezone is a tremendously exciting integrated service that is ideal for anyone who wants the latest in home entertainment." Akimbo at CES During CES, Akimbo executives will be speaking at the following sessions: * CES: Content and CE Partnerships, Tuesday, January 9 from 10:30 - 11:30 p.m., at LVCC LVCC Las Vegas Convention Center LVCC Las Vegas Country Club LVCC Liverpool Victoria County Championship (England, cricket) LVCC Lakewood Village Community Church LVCC Lucas Valley Community Church (San Rafael, CA) North Hall, N257 * CES/Digital Hollywood Session A - DH12: Movies, On Demand Content, Tuesday, January 9 from noon to 1:30 p.m., at LVCC North Hall, N259 The Akimbo Service will be on display at: * Akimbo LV Hilton Hotel Suite 2860, call (650) 533-8014 for appointment * AT&T Exhibit, LVCC Central Hall, Booth No. 9817 * Microsoft Booth, LVCC Central Hall, 7144, RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. Akimbo Players will be given away in the Mini Theater * Movielink, LVCC Concierge Center * Sonic Solutions, Renaissance Hotel, Meeting Rooms Copa A & B, Second Floor About Akimbo Akimbo is the first company to deliver digital-quality video-on-demand to any television via a broadband-Internet connection. Named to the OnHollywood 100 by AlwaysOn and "Best of What's New" by Popular Science, Akimbo also accepted 2005 Digital World Innovations and CES Best of Innovations 2005 awards for its easy-to-use and affordable Internet video-on-demand service. As an aggregator of brand-name and specialty video content, Akimbo provides one of the worlds' largest collections of on-demand programming to companies including AT&T, Cisco Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sonic Solutions[R] and Thomson Corp. Akimbo has offices in San Mateo, Calif. and is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. funded by AT&T, Blueprint Ventures, Cisco Systems Inc., Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sprout Group and Zone Ventures. For more information, visit www.akimbo.com. |
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