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New Service Brings Internet Television Closer To Traditional Television

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(June 12, 2008) Ellicott City, MD USA — Zipityzap.com, a free web-based internet television service, today announced its public launch. It organizes over 100 internet television channels into 17 logical categories with an easy-to-use interface. It also works with a wireless remote control.

“As more and more programming content becomes available on the internet we identified a need to bring it all together into one central location. In addition, Zipityzap makes watching internet television more like watching real television because for $50 you can get a wireless remote control and channel-zap from the comfort of your couch” says Gerald Zuckerwar, the developer.

Due in part to popular sites such as YouTube, the major content providers have discovered that consumers are spending more of their time on the internet and less time watching traditional television. In response, they are shifting more programming to the internet in hopes of retaining viewership and advertising dollars. Today you can find lots of free quality internet television such as CNN, Hulu (a joint venture of NBC and FOX), and Starfish Television (a non-profit broadcaster of charity programming). You can also watch live television from countries around the world including France, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany.

The internet is also enabling a whole new segment of broadcaster - the niche content provider. In the past, smaller programmers could not afford to reach viewers via traditional delivery pipes such as cable and satellite due to expensive carriage costs. But today you can find specialty channels on the internet dedicated to a wide variety of special interests. “Where can you find programming on such topics as shoes, weddings or even live medical surgeries?” asks Zuckerwar. “It’s not on cable or satellite. It’s on Zipityzap.” Furthermore, unlike cable or satellite, there is no limit to the number of internet television channels.

“If I was a cable or satellite provider I’d be worried” says Zuckerwar. “Why pay huge monthly bills for a hundred or so channels, most of which you probably never watch? Zipityzap is free and some of the content rivals what you get with paid television. And internet television is still in its infancy.” 

Today you can watch internet television on your PC but soon you’ll be able to watch it on your TV. While several parties have developed an assortment of expensive set-top-boxes and other devices to link the television to the internet, Zuckerwar believes that the PC will prevail. “Trying to sell folks an expensive box just won’t work. Almost everybody already has a computer, why not just link the PC and the TV?” asks Zuckerwar. He believes that eventually new PCs and televisions will come with a built-in ability to communicate wirelessly. Most new televisions being sold today can already be tied to a PC with a cable. “The PC will be the brain and the television will just become a peripheral viewing device. No expensive box required.”

For additional information, please contact Mr. Gerald Zuckerwar, developer (geraldz@zipityzap.com).

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