Industry P2P/TV Founded 2007 | Genre Net TV Defunct 2012 | |
Former type Private VC-backed startup Founder Buno Pati and Phil Wiser | ||
Sezmi was a cloud based video delivery platform for television providers to deliver services over several IP devices like tablet and mobile computing devices.
Previously, Sezmi was a subscription video service in 36 metropolitan areas of the United States. It provided a DVR which recorded free over-the-air broadcasts plus brought in video from Internet sources. The system used a smart antenna to improve reception in fringe areas. On September 23, 2011, Sezmi informed customers that they would be discontinuing their service on September 26, 2011.
Sezmi was acquired by KIT Digital in January 2012 for $27 million, $16 million in cash and $11 million in KIT Digital stock.
Later in 2012, Totalmovie acquired Sezmi from Kit Digital.
Service areas
The 36 metro areas in which Sezmi previously served: