Set-top box company Entone wants to be TiVo-killer
Entone, a company that sells a set-top box for Internet television that can distribute video to three different TVs at once, has raised $14.5 million in a second round of financing.
It wants to replace your TiVo.
The box is sold via 25 telecom operators that provide Internet TV services to the home. Right now, the consumer pays for the Entone service when ordering it through their broadband carrier. Typically, an end user pays for a year… Continue Reading
Entone, maker of set-top box technology, raises $12M more
Entone, a San Mateo, Calif. company that provides receiver and gateway technology for delivering Internet television to living room set-top boxes, said it has raised $12 million in new capital.
The move comes after Entone sold part of its technology — its video networking software business — to Harmonic for $45 million late last year.
Menlo Ventures and BA Venture Partners are the investors in Entone’s latest round, reports VentureWire (sub required).
According to that article, the company… Continue Reading