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Zattoo – TV to Go, Launches in the UK
Zattoo, an online P2P IPTV service created by engineers at the University of Michigan, have launched a localised version for the United Kingdom. Zattoo reports itself as differentiating from others (such as Joost) by the fact that all the stations are traditional television stations, such as the BBC, MTV and Bloomberg.
The current line-up of stations available in the UK seems sparse, but promising. All BBC channels are available (One, Two, Three, Four, CBBC, CBeebies, News 24 and Parliament) along with other European-based stations, presented in English.
Features seem quite limited also, with the absence of even a preferences area. But those that are there include choosing between mono and stereo audio, and adjusting the video size. These seem pretty standard and expected to me, though.
The quality of the picture is perfectly fine, if viewing with the window smaller whilst doing other things. Once you enlarge the video much, quality degrades rapidly and pixelation is very obvious. This is not HD, that's for sure.
I have no idea of the legal grounds for the service, but Zattoo seems to be run by a legit company, with many seemingly experienced individuals onboard. I feel that the licensing fees for the stations provided (and the BBC being publicly funded) may be quite a lot, and therefore recognised no blatant sign of monetisation or current revenue streams.
Obvious additions to rectify this in the future, would of course include advertising. But I am not sure the BBC would like this, with their stations being free of advertising, as it is publicly funded through fees.
Clients are available for Mac, Windows and Linux – but I have only had the chance to try the Mac version as of yet. I applaud their inclusion of a Linux client – a move often sadly ignored, or at least seen as less important.
Zattoo feels not so much as a huge, important service (the way Joost does to me, for example), but it is quite nice to have running in the corner whilst getting on with some work. The international version is available now, and the UK version is in private beta.
Matt Harwood is an Independent Online Media Consultant from Bedfordshire, UK. His background covers Interactive Marketing, and Design.
Hi
Could someone help me Please:-)
I would like an invitation for zattoo
please send it to
dksj@hotmail.co.uk
many thanks
dksj
Hi everyone…
Can someone please give me an invite to zattoo..
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Hi There
Someone of you Guyes can give me an Invitation for zattoo?
Please help me :-)
send it to labalubalu@yahoo.de
:-)
would you please send me a zattoo invitation as well.
Would you please send me Zattoo invitiation? I am really desperate.
Hi
Could anyone help me Please:-)
need a invitation for zattoo please send it to
labalubalu@yahoo.de
hi there
someone could give me an invitation for zattoo please
ty so much
Nothing new here, I’ve been watching BBC through Zattoo for several months.
Thanks for the comment Joe, much appreciated. Didn’t realise it had been released a while ago? I received this via email on the 25th June:
“This is your personal, exclusive invitation to be among the first to test
Zattoo in the UK.”
Hope the review was interesting despite this :)
Matt
Hey Matt
The Zattoo platform is legal, because they have contracts with all the TV stations they stream. For example in Switzerland, where they first started, we have over 50 stations to choose from.
I agree with your points on quality but I hope once the P2P is really used, the quality gets better.
The ads are shown to you every time you change channel and the stream is stored. These ads are only 3-10 seconds long and are interactive, with links for the advertiser and the viewer to get more information.
Zattoo works in Switzerland, Denmark, Spain and the UK and is soon to launch in Germany and other European countries.
hello, is it possible to have an invite to zattoo. email: thedemondays@hotmail.com. thanks.
hi I saw that you were looking for an invitation about zattoo. I want one as well so if you have it now can you send my one please thank you. My adress kevin_221@hotmail.fr
i would like an invitation as well please!
If someone could please send me an invite to zattoo I’d very much appreciate it.
cb_890@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks.
Could someone please send me an invite for Zattoo… at the minute, I’m making do with sopcast and Tvants! Much appreciated! stetoye@gmail.com
can some one invite me as well my email is muskhere@gmail.com
yes i would like an invitation aswell please I CANT WAIT! :D
brubetancor@hotmail.com
hi please could someone send me an invitation to Zattoo please
thanks
Joe