Intel's Failed OnCue TV Service: The Apple TV That Almost Was

Intel announced Tuesday that it sold off the assets of its Intel Media unit to Verizon, formally ending the chipmaker's forays into the Internet-TV space.

Intel Media incubated Intel's OnCue Cloud TV platform. If you don't remember OnCue, this was the elevator pitch: All of the pay-TV content you're used to getting from cable, delivered over-the-top (that is, online) and alongside web-only channels

In essence, Intel wanted to help rethink the pay-TV space, and it wanted to do so in a way that was both innovative and appealing to consumers

The Future of Television

At a dinner last May, I was part of a small group of reporters and analysts that had met with members of the Intel Media team, including the group's leader Erik Huggers. We got to preview the company's OnCue Cloud TV service Read more...