Comments on: Cisco leads $15.5 million investment in IPTV start-up, Akimbo

By: Channels.com, another guide to Web video » VentureBeat

Channels.com, another guide to Web video » VentureBeat — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:26:02 +0000

[...] Another valiant effort, with two years of serious prep. But it’s too early to tell whether this will get any traction. Investor Hearst, you’ll recall, was a backer of another video start-up, Akimbo, which has yet to really take off (previous coverage). [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:52:18 +0000

BTW, Cisco Also aquired Scientific Atlanta, a leading manufacturer in HDTV set-top boxes, this past February. These recent aquisitions may be part of a larger strategy with their exsting SA acquistion. More info about Scientific Atlanta http://www.scientificatlanta.com/

By: M

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:14:21 +0000

I think it’s funny that you didn’t even bother mentioning that Kleiner Perkins is an investor, given how much you follow them…