Sezmi blends broadband, broadcast to take on cable giants - San Francisco Business Times:

Sezmi Corp. is in a race to take over your TV set in the Internet age. The Belmont startup says it has a time-tested advantage over its extensive competition: over-the-air broadcasting.

The company’s goal — for which it has raised more than $75 million — is to displace existing cable and satellite television providers with a low-priced offering that delivers live television, premium content and selected Internet access over a hybrid national broadcast-broadband network. “This is an alternative for cable and satellite (television) service,” said co-founder and CEO Buno Pati. “It is meant to be a replacement...”