Total Recall

We can bet that the show will continue to flicker across our screens even after Gottschalk's retirement! Internet TV pioneer Zattoo is now making it easier than ever to record, find and play back TV programs. With the world first "Recall", every Swiss Zattoo user can record the entire program of a whole month. "Recall" is a word mix of "record everything" and "remember". With "Recall", Zattoo is turning recording on its head. Instead of the user having to painstakingly program each individual recording, they simply press "Recall" once and record the entire TV program for the following 30 days. The almost endless content can be easily found again later - for example after returning from vacation - using the electronic program guide or the search function.

The one-month trial of this service is free of charge. To participate, Zattoo users must start the service for the first time, as the recordings are not stocked. "In legal terms, Recall works like a room full of video recorders that are started once per channel and then record with endless tape," Zattoo explains this instruction manual. The user can play the recorded content immediately after an advertisement appears or store it in a list of favorite shows. After 30 days, the recordings are no longer visible to free users. Subscribers to the Zattoo premium service "HiQ" can keep their favorite shows as long as their subscription is active. Subscribers see the content without pre-recorded channel change advertising. The price of 6.60 per month or 45 francs per year remains unchanged, as the competition is sure to react. Andreas Panzeri