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Zattoo Incorporated, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, California, is a privately held company that provides consumers, broadcasters, content owners, and advertisers with Internet-based television programming distribution services. The free Zattoo Player software, which can be downloaded from the firm's website, allows computer users to access a variety of network programs. The interface includes volume control and channel menu features. Content is delivered through the zattoo.com website. Consumers are not charged for accessing programming. Zattoo's peer-to-peer (P2P) IPTV technology, developed by software engineers at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, supports the transmission of smooth video streams. Encryption features protect content. The firm's technology and services do not require the installation of hardware. The Zattoo Player application operates on the Microsoft (R) Windows XP/Vista, Macintosh OS X, and Linux platforms. Zattoo has formed content distribution alliances with ABC News, the BBC, and CNN. The firm's services are employed by over one million consumers across Europe. Services originally were deployed in Switzerland, where the company maintains additional offices. Zattoo was founded by Sugih Jamin and Beat Knecht.
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