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And the winner is…
Posted 15 Febrero 2007 by francesco in Community
Just kidding. There's no winner - yet. Our t-shirt contest still has not borne those mind-boggling, cuckoo, loopy, ditzy, loony designs we were hoping for. We'll let you recover from all the hugs, kisses, and roses you hoped for received today, and grant 10 more days to send in your proposals.
Billag yes? Billag no? Billag maybe!
Posted 31 Enero 2007 by francesco in Announcements, Hints
20minuten, a free Swiss newspaper, published an article today covering Zattoo, in which the journalist kind of made me state that consumption of TV through Zattoo is not subject to the Swiss TV and Radio tax (a.k.a. Billag fee).
Reality is a bit more complex. We talked to Bakom back in November 06. Their press contact told us that "Zattoo is the unique single only service in Switzerland that is Billag-free. Here's why: The ruling by Bakom regarding Billag fees is actually in favor of Billag and makes it very clear that if a subscription fee is charged by the provider, even for Internet TV, then Billag must be paid as well. Zattoo, however, being subscription (fee) free, is the sole exception."
What do we think? There's a good chance (98%) that you're paying the fee already, so no reason to worry or to do anything. If you never bothered to pay Billag for your good old television set, the Zattoo experience of television anytime anywhere should be a good reason to start doing so...
Bringin’ down da house
Posted 30 Enero 2007 by francesco in Announcements, Community
We have reasons to celebrate:
- Zattoo's latest release seems to be a hit among users
- Sugih, Zattoo's co-founder and CTO, left cold and snowy Ann Arbor to enjoy a few cold and snowy days in Switzerland
- We'll be moving to new, larger offices soon
Since we already share TV with you, we thought we'd also share a couple of beers and invite every Zattoo user who happens to be in Zurich on Friday, February 2, to join our not-too-wild-but-hopefully-cozy-and-fun Housewarming party, starting at 18:00. You'll find us at the Elias-Canetti-Strasse 7, right behind Zurich-Oerlikon train station.
If you plan on attending, drop us a comment here, and let us know how many martinis, shaken, not stirred beers we should set aside for you.
Parlez-vous français? Parla italiano?
Posted 28 Enero 2007 by francesco in Announcements, Channels, Features
Then the latest Zattoo release is for you! We added 19 top channels, taking special care of our French and Italian friends. You can now enjoy camembert on a baguette and sip champagne while you watch France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, TF1 or M6. More into spaghetti and lambrusco? Then accompany them with Rai 1, Rai 2, Rai 3, Canale 5, Italia 1 and Rete 4.
But we didn't stop there. German-speaking Zattoonatics have been blessed with kabel eins, RTL II, DSF, Bloomberg Deutschlang, n-tv, and ORF 2. While for the fans of the Queen, porridge and Guinness, we are happy to announce BBC Prime.
2.2.2 doesn't only bring new channels, but also an updated look for the channel browser, minor GUI bugs fixes and improvements, and better support for dual screen displays. The next release will address Vista compatibility.
Wondering who's behind this bonanza? I guess it's the guys in the picture (and a few more missing).
Zattoo - I love yoooo!
Posted 22 Enero 2007 by francesco in Announcements
Thanks to Javier for coming up with this slogan, which we like very much. We like it that much that we decided to put it on a t-shirt. So, all you wet t-shirts contestants t-shirt designers out there, get your digital pencils ready, and email us your entry until February 9.
The rules are simple: front-, back- or both-side design; any choice of color; must use the Zattoo TV; must use the "Zattoo - I love yoooo!" slogan; submission must be a GIF, JPG, or PNG image.
We'll announce the winner here on February 14, the day of savage consumerism love.
Tell us what you watch, we’ll tell you who you are
Posted 22 Enero 2007 by francesco in Community
Sort of. At least we'll be able to tell how we can tailor Zattoo to suit your needs.
If you have 4 minutes to spare, haven't used Zattoo yet, and can read German or French, fill out the questionnaire below and become part of the "Making of" Zattoo.
Kyrill sweeps Zattoo
Posted 19 Enero 2007 by zattooblog in Announcements
Storm "Kyrill" did no good to trees and power lines across Europe, and it also hit our infrastructure hard. If you've been experiencing the "Black Screen of Doom" over the last few hours, rest assured we're fixing it. SFi, TSI1, TSI2, TSR1, and TSR2 should all be back soon.
Call for Testers
Posted 28 Noviembre 2006 by francesco in Announcements
You don’t fear Blue Screens of Death or kernel panics, your computer is a natural extension of your arm (watch the video!), and you are fluent in both English and Computerish.
Then you’re the perfect candidate for our Beta Program. As we gear up to release a major new version of Zattoo, we’d like to have some of the existing Zattoo users in Switzerland try it out first and help us making it better before unleashing it in the wild.
If you’re interested, sign up here. You’ll get our endless gratitude and, if we become famous, we’ll say "Thank you!" in public.
UPDATE: Thanks to all those who signed up! We had an overwhelmig response and are closing the submission form for now. If you didn't make it for this round, stay tuned for the next one...
Share new channels with your friends
Posted 7 Septiembre 2006 by francesco in Announcements, Channels, Community
Zattoo has been up and running for a while now. Since our debut in June, we've been so busy rubbing off the rough edges, that we haven't even had time to set up a proper blog. But here we are now. We have a few sweet things to announce and just couldn't wait any longer:
You asked for it, you got it
We have always been aiming to provide an extended channel lineup, and here it is. Zattoo just recently went from 4 to more than 20 channels. You can now enjoy more news, music, sports and shows right there on your laptop.
TV for free
Just in case you're wondering, Zattoo is still free. And it should remain like that for the foreseable future. Also when we'll add a payment system, we'll continue to offer certain channels for free, and provide a range of paid services to satisfy all of your exotic channel needs.
Share the wealth
Don't keep Zattoo all for yourself. We made it much easier to share Zattoo with the ones you care about. Simply login to your account, click on "Invite a friend", and share TV-to-go with your friends.
If you're reading this from somewhere outside of Switzerland... sorry, you're out of luck. Right now, Zattoo is only available in the country of chocolate and cuckoo clocks. We'll be expanding to the rest of Europe soon though, so stay tuned!
About
Posted 7 Septiembre 2006 by zattooblog
About Zattoo
Zattoo is like a global, virtual cable provider. We acquire, transport and present live TV channels in one player for broadband users anywhere. Zattoo is the only provider of P2P IPTV to provide users with diverse and desired content of the highest possible video quality in one browser, while dramatically reducing cost and increasing reach for broadcasters and enabling advertisers to leverage the best aspects of both web-based and traditional television advertising methods.
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About this blog
This blog aims to regularly inform our users about what's going at Zattoo. While the posts are written and published by Zattoo employees, the opinions expressed within are not necessarily those of the whole company, its Board members, or Shareholders. Official Company Statements are issued in the form of Press Releases.
