Zapping is an internet‑based live TV service that lets Chilean viewers stream over 150 HD channels via a native app on Smart TVs, mobile devices, and streaming boxes, eliminating the need for cables, decoders, or installation. Subscribers pay a monthly fee for contract‑free access, with features like up to seven‑day Replay, low‑latency "Modo Turbo" streaming, Dual‑View for watching two channels simultaneously, and adaptive quality to suit any internet connection.
Funding
$5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional pay‑TV services require physical decoders, cables, installation visits and often lock users into contracts, limiting flexibility and increasing costs. They also provide limited time‑shifted viewing, making it hard to catch missed programs.
Solution
Zapping delivers live television over the internet through a native app that runs on Smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, browsers and streaming devices, eliminating the need for any hardware or installation. Users subscribe to a monthly plan and instantly access more than 150 HD channels, including sports, movies and series. The platform offers up to seven days of Replay on most channels, a low‑latency “Modo Turbo” for near‑real‑time streaming, and a Dual‑View mode to watch two channels simultaneously. Plans are contract‑free and can be changed or cancelled at any time, with optional add‑on packages such as premium sports or HBO Max.
Target Audience
Primary customers are Chilean households and individual viewers who want to replace cable or satellite TV with a flexible, app‑based streaming solution, especially sports fans and cord‑cutters seeking multi‑device access.
Features
- Native app compatible with Smart TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV, web browsers, iOS and Android devices.
- Over 150 live HD channels across entertainment, news, sports and movies, with optional premium add‑ons (e.g., ESPN Premium, HBO Pack).
- Replay functionality allowing users to rewind up to 7 days of content on supported channels.
- Modo Turbo technology that reduces streaming latency to approximately 8 seconds for live events.
- Dual‑View mode enabling simultaneous viewing of two channels on a single screen.
- Adaptive streaming that automatically adjusts video quality to the user’s internet bandwidth to prevent buffering.
- Multi‑device streaming under one account, supporting several concurrent streams without extra hardware.