Akimbo (on-demand service)
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Akimbo was a video on demand system that allowed subscribers to download television shows, movies, and other video to a set-top box on demand.
Akimbo's hard-drive-equipped set-top box plugged into a broadband connection and stored the chosen full-resolution programs using Akimbo’s TiVo-like guide. The initial content was a bit eccentric — Turkish-language shows, independent films, British dramas from Granada TV, a lot of skin flicks — but 6ABC CNBC Cartoon Network & VH1 Uno are also among the offerings from its 200 content partners, and more are being added.
Akimbo had released a software version of its on-demand system that ran on any computer running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. The software version was compatible with media center extenders such as the Xbox and Xbox 360.
Akimbo had also released its new RCA Akimbo Player which was a set top box that offers up to 100 hours of recording and was connected to the Akimbo Video On Demand Service [1].
On August 1, 2007, Akimbo finalized the dissemination of its Video on Demand service.
On June 2, 2008, Akimbo went out of business.[1]
[edit] Channels Akimbo used to have
- 2FlyTV
- 6ABC
- A&E
- Action TV
- Adult Swim
- Adven TV
- AmazeFilms
- Anime Network, The
- Animusic
- ArtsPass
- AsiaMovieChannel.com
- Baby Channel
- BBC
- Best of California
- Billiard Club Network
- blip.tv
- Cartoon Network
- Clint Sharp's Vlog
- CNBC
- DIY Network
- DLT Entertainment
- Dooley and Pals
- Dusty's Treehouse
- EarthTalk Today
- Endorphin
- FilmClix
- Fine Living
- FitnessOnDemandTV
- Fletcher's Place
- Food Network
- Freshwave.TV
- GolfSpan
- Granada
- Great Chefs
- GreenCine
- Guardian Studios
- HeadJam
- HGTV
- high.tv
- History Channel
- How to Web TV
- IFILM
- Illusion
- Inside China
- IntoVid
- latelelatina
- LetGo!Yoga
- Luxury Channel
- Moviebear
- National Geographic
- Oasis TV
- Pan-O-Rama
- Re: Evolution of Sports
- Rocketboom
- sail.tv
- SecurityTV
- Skyworks
- Soundtrack Channel
- Stage One
- Stash TV
- Steve Garfield's Video Blog
- Studio 4 Networks
- Turner Classic Movies
- Ultimate Combat
- Underground Film
- Union
- Varsity TV
- VegTV
- VH1 Uno
- Westpark Foundries
- Wine TV
- World Affairs Council
- World Cinema Online
