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Acetrax

Acetrax was a video on demand company which was founded in the UK and Switzerland and incorporated as a Swiss company in Zürich in 2006. The company was later acquired by Sky, a British telecommunications company. The company provided over-the-top (OTT) content in Europe, for connected TVs. As of 2011, the company claimed to have their contents on TVs in 282 million households, in 48 countries. Sky acquired Acetrax in 2012 to expand their OTT capabilities. The gross assets of Acetrax stood at £2.3 million as of 31 December 2011, according to Sky. By 2013, Acetrax had partnered with a variety of smart TVs and media players, including LG, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, Philips and WD TV. Acetrax ceased operations as of 21 June 2013. The service was integrated into Sky's on-demand service Sky Store.

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Acetrax was a video on demand company which was founded in the UK and Switzerland and incorporated as a Swiss company in Zürich in 2006. The company was later acquired by Sky, a British telecommunications company. The company provided over-the-top (OTT) content in Europe, for connected TVs. As of 2011, the company claimed to have their contents on TVs in 282 million households, in 48 countries. Sky acquired Acetrax in 2012 to expand their OTT capabilities. The gross assets of Acetrax stood at £2.3 million as of 31 December 2011, according to Sky. By 2013, Acetrax had partnered with a variety of smart TVs and media players, including LG, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, Philips and WD TV. Acetrax ceased operations as of 21 June 2013. The service was integrated into Sky's on-demand service Sky Store.

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  1. date of foundation: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1277092704

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