Zattoo turns pay, but comes with a higher resolution
Dear user
Nobody likes to be the bearer of bad news. So it’s with great reluctance that we inform you that we have to start collecting a small fee for using Zattoo.
Here’s the reason for this: For every user in Denmark we have to pay royalties for the TV channels we distribute. This is no problem in itself, as we want to be fair and legal and contribute wherever it's due. However, in Denmark the royalties we are paying are 5 times higher than anywhere else. While we keep trying to bring these down, we need to stop subsidizing the service and have therefore decided to make Zattoo subscription-based.
The news is not only bad, however. Along with these channels you will receive the following channels in a higher quality:
DR1, DR2, SVT1, SVT2, The Poker Channel, TV2, TV4
You can check out the new quality for free by clicking on The Poker Channel in your player.
And we will continue to improve the quality even more until it is equivalent to TV. Additionally, we are also working hard to bring you more channels and new features.
What’s important for you to know right now is the following: Next time you start Zattoo, you will be asked to update your player to the newest version. (Please note that you will have to install this newest version of the player to be able to continue using Zattoo.) When you click on a channel in the player, you will be asked whether you wish to be taken to a website with payment options. We have set the price as low as possible, starting at only DKK 23.3 per month. We know it’s not nice to be charged for something that used to be free, and if we could we would continue to subsidize the service. But we hope that you like Zattoo enough to stay with us, and we hope that the quality and the low fee will make it worthwhile!
Friendly regards,
Your Zattoo team