Zattoo wins the Eco Innovation Award

 Eco, the Association of the German Internet Industry, has presented the Internet Awards for the eighth time and honored the web television Zattoo with the 2008 Innovation Award. The "Internet Oscar" recognizes outstanding achievements that are changing the world of the Internet. According to the jury, Zattoo was the first company to succeed in realizing real television as a free service via the Internet. In its laudatory speech, the Internet association particularly emphasized the fact that the IPTV start-up also managed to get the public broadcasters on board this year. Zattoo has been operating in Switzerland since June 2006 and offers over 70 channels. The service has 2.6 million users across Europe.
The Eco Association presented awards in a total of eleven categories in the areas of ASP, ISP, hosting providers, web portals and mobile services at a gala in Cologne. Almost 250 companies entered the competition this year.