AT&T Joining Online TV Craze

 
By Sherri April 21, 2006




Critics may call it a fad. They point out its current shortcomings. But, ready or not, the online television craze is here and it's here to stay.

With mega names like Apple, Disney, ABC, NBC, Michael Eisner, AOL and more all getting on board, there's only good things to come. Count on it.

Now, telephone giant AT&T seems to be catching the Internet TV bug. The telephone service provider is getting ready to launch its own TV service that will allow customers to download shows and movies from the Internet with a box on top of their TV set.

The new service is being called Homezone and in conjunction with media library company Akimbo will bring over 10,000 shows from mainstream television and abroad, available for instant download. Akimbo has the access to such programs off the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, A&E, CNN, as well as other cable networks. …

Homezone will not be AT&T's first jump into the television market; the company has been offering satellite television service with Dish Networks since 2003.
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This move, of course, will only benefit customers of AT&T, but the increase in interest can only be a good thing. With more companies coming onboard, we can only expect better quality and more choice in the weeks, months and years ahead.

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