Acetrax

Acetrax was a video on demand company which was founded in the UK 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]

Acetrax
Industrytechnology
Founded2006
Defunct21 June 2013 
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland
Area served
Europe
ParentSky

Sky acquired Acetrax in 2012 to expand their OTT capabilities.[4] The gross assets of Acetrax stood at £2.3 million as of December 31, 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 June 21, 2013.[10] The service was integrated into Sky's on-demand services, Sky Go and Now TV.[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.

See also

References
  1. IPTV News, Informa Telecoms and Media, archived from the original on August 30, 2012, retrieved June 3, 2012
  2. "Sky acquires Acetrax as it prepares for NOW TV launch", Digital Spy, Digital Spy, retrieved June 3, 2012
  3. "Focused on Europe", About us, Acetrax, archived from the original on October 1, 2011, retrieved June 3, 2012
  4. "Sky closing down Acetrax Movies". Broadband TV News. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. "Sky acquires Acetrax on-demand streaming service", Cable, Cable (Existent Ltd), retrieved November 30, 2010
  6. Loveridge, Sam (2013-01-16). "LG Smart TVs add Napster music streaming". Trusted Reviews. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  7. "Samsung unveils TV Discovery for finding and watching video content". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  8. "Panasonic goes Over The Top with AceTrax". Broadband TV News. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  9. "WD TV adds streaming options, tunes televisions near and far to your Slingbox". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  10. Acetrax announce end of operations, archived from the original on February 8, 2005, retrieved May 21, 2013


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