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{{Infobox company
| name                = Acetrax
| industry            = [[technology]]
| founded             = 2006
| hq_location         = [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]
| area_served         = [[Europe]]
| parent              = [[Sky UK|Sky]]
}}
'''Acetrax''' was a [[video on demand]] company which was founded in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Switzerland]] and incorporated as a Swiss company in Zürich in 2006.<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://archive.iptv-news.com/iptv_news/november_2011/acetrax_the_digital_media_industry_is_completely_back-to-front
|title=IPTV News
|publisher=Informa Telecoms and Media
|accessdate=June 3, 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830231307/http://archive.iptv-news.com/iptv_news/november_2011/acetrax_the_digital_media_industry_is_completely_back-to-front
|archivedate=August 30, 2012
}}</ref> The company was later acquired by [[Sky (UK and Ireland)|Sky]], a British telecommunications company.<ref>{{Citation
| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a379753/sky-acquires-acetrax-as-it-prepares-for-now-tv-launch.html
| title = Sky acquires Acetrax as it prepares for NOW TV launch
| work = Digital Spy
| date = 3 May 2012
| accessdate = June 3, 2012
}}</ref> The company provided [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top]] (OTT) content in [[Europe]], for [[Smart TV|connected TVs]]. As of 2011, the company claimed to have their contents on TVs in 282 million households, in 48 countries.<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://www5.acetrax.com/about-us.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001031301/http://www5.acetrax.com/about-us.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=October 1, 2011
|title=Focused on Europe
|work=About us
|publisher=Acetrax
|accessdate=June 3, 2012
}}</ref>
Sky acquired Acetrax in 2012 to expand their OTT capabilities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/05/28/sky-closing-down-acetrax-movies/|title=Sky closing down Acetrax Movies|date=2013-05-28|website=Broadband TV News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> The gross assets of Acetrax stood at £2.3 million as of 31 December 2011, according to Sky.<ref>{{Citation
| url = http://www.cable.co.uk/news/sky-acquires-acetrax-on-demand-streaming-service-801357878/
| title = Sky acquires Acetrax on-demand streaming service
| work = Cable
| publisher = Cable (Existent Ltd)
| accessdate = November 30, 2010
| archive-date = August 31, 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120831004659/http://www.cable.co.uk/news/sky-acquires-acetrax-on-demand-streaming-service-801357878/
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
By 2013, Acetrax had partnered with a variety of smart TVs and media players, including LG,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/napster-available-on-lg-smart-tvs-2906537|title=LG Smart TVs add Napster music streaming|last=Loveridge|first=Sam|date=2013-01-16|website=Trusted Reviews|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> Samsung,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/02/20/samsung-unveils-tv-discovery/|title=Samsung unveils TV Discovery for finding and watching video content|website=Engadget|date=17 July 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> Toshiba, Panasonic,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/07/10/panasonic-goes-over-the-top-with-acetrax/|title=Panasonic goes Over The Top with AceTrax|date=2010-07-10|website=Broadband TV News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> Philips and WD TV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/wd-tv-streaming-vudu-slingplayer/|title=WD TV adds streaming options, tunes televisions near and far to your Slingbox|website=Engadget|date=19 July 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>
Acetrax ceased operations as of 21 June 2013.<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://www.acetrax.com/
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208154336/http://acetrax.com/
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=February 8, 2005
|title=Acetrax announce end of operations
|accessdate=May 21, 2013
}}</ref> The service was integrated into Sky's on-demand service [[Sky Store]].<ref name=":0" />
==Apps==
As well as video on demand, Acetrax has also created an [[Mobile app|app]] which is [[embedded system|embedded]] in phones such as [[Samsung]], [[LG]], [[Panasonic]], [[Toshiba]], [[Grundig]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
==See also==
{{Portal|Companies|Television}}
*[[Cisco Systems]]
*[[Enhanced TV]]
*[[Hybrid digital TV]]
*[[Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV]]
*[[Interactive television]]
*[[Hotel television systems]]
*[[List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices]]
*[[Over-the-top content]]
*[[Tivoization]]
==References==
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[[Category:Defunct video on demand services]]
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