Internet video has gone from being an overhyped dot-com fad to something people actually watch.
Millions of people stream music videos, indie films and adult fare every month on their small-screen PC–despite the obvious drawback of stuttering, hiccuping video.
The folks at Akimbo, a San Mateo, Calif., start-up, have been paying attention and have offered a radical proposal: Watch Internet video on your television. In May, Akimbo is set to launch a service that uses an existing high-speed home Internet connection to deliver 200 hours of Internet video to a television set-top box, which will sell for $199.
The Akimbo service is similar to cable and satellite services; subscribers pay more for movies and other premium content. Prices range from $3 to $30 extra a month. The basic service costs $9.99 a month.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Drew Sottardi ([email protected])