Ready for yet
another way to watch TV? Sezmi has just gone on the air in Los Angeles,
offering its unique blend of premium OTA and internet delivered video to a few limited trial users. $5 a month brings whatever local networks you can pull in, basic IPTV (YouTube,
OnNetworks, podcasts) and internet VOD (CinemaNow) access, while throwing an Andrew Jackson on top of that adds "more than 100 cable TV networks," delivered via antenna. According to the L.A. Times that doesn't include any channels from the Disney or Fox family like ESPN, regional sports networks or premium movie channels, but if those are already stations you're avoiding, it's a cheaper option than most cable TV plans. Other than the allure of sticking it to the current distribution model, the 1TB DVR package includes a rather unique UI to aggregate and even seek out new shows for you from those varied sources, while maintaining individual profiles for different users. The three month trial has just the right price -- free -- so even with little info on how much high definition Sezmi's network can handle or what areas or channels will be added next, it's at least worth a look.
posted Nov 16th 2009 4:03PM
PTV is going to be a dying model as it gets easier and easier to get good content through other means.
Paid television is going to stick around, simply because they're starting to understand how the internet is effecting them. Granted, the tech savy will always be able to get the stuff they want for free, legally or illegally.
PS:Comcast, stop throttling my download speed when I torrent the newest version of Ubuntu.
$25 and you get ESPN? That's a good deal.
You can read but can you comprehend?
Comprehend he can't!!! Disney or Fox owned stations are unavailable for any price.
Bring this to Houston and I'm there. I switched to U-Verse last year and I like it better than any of the available alternatives (Comcast, DirecTV, Dish) but it's still pricey to me for what I use it for. If Disney (and others I'm sure) didn't force feed it's entire portfolio on all the carriers basic tier the pay TV landscape might actually be reasonably priced...Ah who am I kidding?
Fifth !!!
ESPN is the only thing keeping cable TV alive, and both parties know it. That's the whole power struggle with ESPN360.com.
I'm not sure what this service offers that isn't available for free through Hulu, cable network websites, youtube, etc.
I'll give up espn for $25 a month cable. Between my wife and I we only watch 10-15 channels out of the 200 we have anyway.
Just signed up for the beta in Los Angeles.
We'll see if they get back to me.
Do you have a full list of channels in the $25 package? Thanks
I believe ESPN is actually part of the abc network not FOX
ESPN is part of Disney, which owns ABC.
That's correct. Fox has it's own sports network - ESPN is owned by Disney/ABC.
Wow thanks for letting me know. It sounds like USDTV (which of course failed) but I'm simply not interested in paying about $600 a year for channels that I would never ever watch. I get OTA and interwebs already, but if you want to aggregate that for me? Then sure, and it's for free? Please?
I read "Fox family" and began singing "you belong, you belong, you belong..."
Hey networks, I will $5 per channel for ala carte channels over the internet.
$5 for ESPN.
$5 for Nick
$5 for FOOD Network
$5 for NFL for 5 months a year
That'd be enough.
I'd like them to give my a handy while I call them Sally as well, but that ain't gonna happen either.
That's the problem. Disney will not allow the Pay TV providers to offer ESPN without also offering
ESPN 2
ESPNews
ESPN Classic
ESPN Deportes
etc.
etc.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnGuide
If the pay TV service whether it be Comcast, DirecTV, Verizon FIOS, AT&T U-Verse, Dish, etc. want ESPN they have to purchase the bundle which means they must pass those costs on to the customer.
I am tired of those cable channel line up, they always had some good channel only in their complete or higher price package, they should let consumer to choose which channel they want, dish or direct tv will be dead, if a online company can make deal with tv channel on provided online stream tv to our home without the stupid contract crap and high fee. After all we had the technology do to it is matter of contract.
This sounds great.
I personally couldn't care less about sports programming, and the Disney channel is not something that I would ever watch. I don't know what other stations Disney actually owns, but I would be all over this if they ever bring this service to the East Coast.
Don't get your hopes up. The UI is painfully slow, Picture Quality is mediocre for on-demand content and the device is prone to frequent crashes.
Boxee is taking heavy fire, between this and hulu desktop.
I WANT THIS IN SEATTLE TODAY PLEASE..
BYE BYE COMCAST.. *wave* *lol*
You think I'm gonna miss FOX? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA NOT!!!!!
Or DISNEY? HAHAHHAAHAH
Hopefully it doesn't pick up any of the Religious or Shopping channels either :) :) :) ;)
PLEASE COME TO SEATTLE
Jesus Christ, dood. Calm down.
soounds cool. i got rid comcast,too scandalous 4 me. got out door hd antenna 94577 bay area. will you be comming this way ? e-mail me i'll try it, but im sure it'll work 4 me
dunka shurn
ruben