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AT&T integrates Homezone service with wireless phones, expands downloadable titles with Akimbo content.
January 8, 2007
Delivering on its commitment to connecting the three screens that many consumers value the most - the PC, the TV and the wireless phone - AT&T Inc. announced today that its AT&T Homezone customers will soon be able to manage their television recordings via wireless handsets. This new offering positions AT&T among the first major entertainment providers to offer this advanced feature.
Additionally, AT&T announced that it will expand the service's on-demand content offerings via the Internet to thousands of additional program titles when the service with Akimbo is available to customers, offering them one of the industry's most robust selections of downloadable broadband-enabled content for television. This content upgrade will be live later this month.
AT&T Homezone service integrates AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet, AT&T | DISH Network satellite television and AT&T Home Networking services via a single set-top device.
Later this month, Homezone customers will be able to view listings and to manage and schedule recordings on the Homezone receiver via compatible wireless phones and devices from wireless carriers. Today, Homezone customers can schedule and manage such recordings through a Web browser on their PCs, and they can trigger video-on-demand downloads, a future feature of wireless integration.
In addition to expanding ways to access the system remotely, AT&T has also expanded its on-demand content library to include thousands of additional titles from Akimbo. This new content builds on AT&T's numerous alliances with content providers that enable access to movies, music and photos from the Homezone receiver. These alliances include Yahoo! (for LAUNCHcast music, Movie Showtimes, AT&T Yahoo! Photos) and Web Remote Access and Movielink (for movies on demand).
"When consumers think TV, we want them to think AT&T," said Rick Welday, chief marketing officer-AT&T Consumer, "and compelling features, like wireless remote access and thousands of downloadable titles, give us an entertainment service that is beyond other video services on the market
today."
AT&T integrates Homezone service with wireless phones, expands downloadable titles with Akimbo content.
January 8, 2007
Delivering on its commitment to connecting the three screens that many consumers value the most - the PC, the TV and the wireless phone - AT&T Inc. announced today that its AT&T Homezone customers will soon be able to manage their television recordings via wireless handsets. This new offering positions AT&T among the first major entertainment providers to offer this advanced feature.
Additionally, AT&T announced that it will expand the service's on-demand content offerings via the Internet to thousands of additional program titles when the service with Akimbo is available to customers, offering them one of the industry's most robust selections of downloadable broadband-enabled content for television. This content upgrade will be live later this month.
AT&T Homezone service integrates AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet, AT&T | DISH Network satellite television and AT&T Home Networking services via a single set-top device.
Later this month, Homezone customers will be able to view listings and to manage and schedule recordings on the Homezone receiver via compatible wireless phones and devices from wireless carriers. Today, Homezone customers can schedule and manage such recordings through a Web browser on their PCs, and they can trigger video-on-demand downloads, a future feature of wireless integration.
In addition to expanding ways to access the system remotely, AT&T has also expanded its on-demand content library to include thousands of additional titles from Akimbo. This new content builds on AT&T's numerous alliances with content providers that enable access to movies, music and photos from the Homezone receiver. These alliances include Yahoo! (for LAUNCHcast music, Movie Showtimes, AT&T Yahoo! Photos) and Web Remote Access and Movielink (for movies on demand).
"When consumers think TV, we want them to think AT&T," said Rick Welday, chief marketing officer-AT&T Consumer, "and compelling features, like wireless remote access and thousands of downloadable titles, give us an entertainment service that is beyond other video services on the market
today."