Sezmi
 Your shows. Your schedule. Your price | |
| Former type | Private VC-backed startup[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | P2P/TV |
| Genre | Net TV |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder(s) | Buno Patti and Phil Wiser |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Belmont, California, USA |
| Products | Set-top DVR |
| Services | Video content delivery |
Sezmi was a cloud based video delivery platform for television providers to deliver services over several IP devices like tablet and mobile computing devices.
Previously, Sezmi was a subscription video service in 36 metropolitan areas of the United States. It provided a DVR which recorded free over-the-air broadcasts plus brought in video from Internet sources. The system used a smart antenna to improve reception in fringe areas. On September 23, 2011, Sezmi informed customers that they would be discontinuing their service on September 26, 2011.[2][3]
Sezmi was acquired by KIT Digital in January 2012 for $27 million, $16 million in cash and $11 million in KIT Digital stock.[4]
Later in 2012, Totalmovie acquired Sezmi from Kit Digital.[5]
Service areas
The 36 metro areas in which Sezmi previously served:
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
- Atlanta, GA
- Boston, MA
- Charlotte, NC
- Cleveland-Akron, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
- Detroit, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Hartford-New Haven, CT
- Houston, TX
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Milwaukee, WI
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- Nashville, TN
- Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Portland, OR
- Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- St. Louis, MO
- Washington, DC
- West Palm Beach, FL
References
- ↑ Will Richmond (2007-05-12). "Building B Has Cable and Satellite in its Crosshairs". VideoNuze.com. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ↑ Lawler, Richard (September 23, 2011). "Sezmi's cable / satellite alternative TV service to shut down Monday, won't be missed". Engadget.
- ↑ Healey, Jon (September 26, 2011). "Sezmi takes another step back from the pay-TV market". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ↑ Santo, Brian (2012-01-06). "KIT Digital picks up sezmi assest, clients for $27M". CED Magazine. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Grupo Salinas Presents Totalmovie, a Leading Video Streaming and Over the Top Service" (Press release). Nov 1, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.