Akimbo (on-demand service)

Akimbo (on-demand service)

Akimbo was a video on demand system that allowed subscribers to download television shows, movies, and other video to a set-top box on demand.

Akimbo's hard-drive-equipped set-top box plugged into a broadband connection and stored the chosen full-resolution programs using Akimbo’s TiVo-like guide. The initial content was a bit eccentric — Turkish-language shows, independent films, British dramas from Granada TV, a lot of skin flicks — but 6ABC CNBC Cartoon Network & VH1 Uno were also among the offerings from its 200 content partners.

Akimbo had released a software version of its on-demand system that ran on any computer running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. The software version was compatible with media center extenders such as the Xbox and Xbox 360.

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Akimbo had also released its new RCA Akimbo Player which was a set top box that offers up to 100 hours of recording and was connected to the Akimbo Video On Demand Service [http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/09/27/akimbo-internet-video-on-demand-set-top-box/] .

On August 1, 2007, Akimbo finalized the dissemination of its Video on Demand service.

On June 2, 2008, Akimbo went out of business. [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-02/video-on-demand-service-akimbo-shuts-down Video-on-Demand Service Akimbo Shuts Down - Anime News Network ] ]

Channels Previously Available from Akimbo

* 2FlyTV
* 6ABC
* A&E
* Action TV
* Adult Swim
* Adven TV
* AmazeFilms
* Anime Network, The
* Animusic
* ArtsPass
* AsiaMovieChannel.com
* Baby Channel
* BBC
* Best of California
* Billiard Club Network
* blip.tv
* Cartoon Network
* Clint Sharp's Vlog
* CNBC
* DIY Network
* DLT Entertainment
* Dooley and Pals
* Dusty's Treehouse
* EarthTalk Today
* Endorphin
* FilmClix
* Fine Living
* FitnessOnDemandTV
* Fletcher's Place
* Food Network
* Freshwave.TV
* GolfSpan
* Granada
* Great Chefs
* GreenCine
* Guardian Studios
* HeadJam
* HGTV
* high.tv
* History Channel
* How to Web TV
* IFILM
* Illusion
* Inside China
* IntoVid
* latelelatina
* LetGo!Yoga
* Luxury Channel
* Moviebear
* National Geographic
* Oasis TV
* Pan-O-Rama
* Re: Evolution of Sports
* Rocketboom
* sail.tv
* SecurityTV
* Skyworks
* Soundtrack Channel
* Stage One
* Stash TV
* Steve Garfield's Video Blog
* Studio 4 Networks
* Turner Classic Movies
* Ultimate Combat
* Underground Film
* Union
* Varsity TV
* VegTV
*VH1 Uno
* Westpark Foundries
* Wine TV
* World Affairs Council
* World Cinema Online

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