Sezmi
Sezmi was a cloud based video delivery platform for television providers to deliver services over several IP devices like tablet and mobile computing devices.
 Your shows. Your schedule. Your price | |
| Type | Private VC-backed startup[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | P2P/TV |
| Genre | Net TV |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Buno Pati and Phil Wiser |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Products | Set-top DVR |
| Services | Video content delivery |
Sezmi, originally named Building B, was founded by Phil Wiser and Buto Pati in 2007 and based in Belmont, California.[2]
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.[3][4]
Sezmi was acquired by KIT Digital in January 2012 for $27 million, $16 million in cash and $11 million in KIT Digital stock.[5] The acquisition included 18 patents from Sezmi related to OTT platforms.[2]
Later in 2012, Totalmovie acquired Sezmi from Kit Digital.[6]
Service areas
The 36 metro areas in which Sezmi previously served:
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Cleveland-Akron, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
- Detroit, Michigan
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut
- Houston, Texas
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Los Angeles, California
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Orlando-Daytona Beach, Florida
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Portland, Oregon
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- San Antonio, Texas
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California
- Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Washington, D.C.
- West Palm Beach, Florida
References
- Will Richmond (2007-05-12). "Building B Has Cable and Satellite in its Crosshairs". VideoNuze.com. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- "No Cable Killer After All: KIT digital Buys Assets Of Sezmi For $27 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- Lawler, Richard (September 23, 2011). "Sezmi's cable / satellite alternative TV service to shut down Monday, won't be missed". Engadget.
- Healey, Jon (September 26, 2011). "Sezmi takes another step back from the pay-TV market". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- Santo, Brian (2012-01-06). "KIT Digital picks up Sezmi assets, clients for $27M". ECNMag.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "Grupo Salinas Presents Totalmovie, a Leading Video Streaming and Over the Top Service" (Press release). Mexico City: Grupo Salinas. Nov 1, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2019.