AT&T Homezone goes Akimbo

AT&T and Akimbo Systems have forged an agreement under which the carrier deliver the vendor's video-on-demand service to subscribers of AT&T’s Homezone TV service, scheduled to launch this summer.

The Homezone, currently in trial in several states, will integrate AT&T Yahoo! high-speed Internet and AT&T/DISH Network programming to provide video on demand, digital video recording, and Internet content, including photos and music, via a new, converged set-top box to subscribers who purchase both AT&T/DISH Network satellite TV and AT&T Yahoo! Internet services.

Akimbo has library of more than 10,000 television programs and movies-on-demand, and works with more than 165 content partners throughout the world. Each week, Akimbo adds more than 150 new mainstream and niche titles in 85 different categories, such as music, sports, independent film, anime, major motion pictures, education, children’s programming and foreign language, the company said in a statement.

AT&T and Akimbo said the service will have an online guide that enables Homezone subscribers to view a comprehensive listing of all Akimbo videos and movies. To help subscribers find videos that match their interests, the on-screen guide features a video search function, full program descriptions and video previews. Customers can also access the guide remotely from an Internet-connected computer to browse and download programs so that new shows are available for viewing when they get home.