A programming library service offering the individual viewer the choice of the available content on demand. When the program is requested and confirmed (by telephone or Internet) it is then delivered to the viewer over an available channel in encrypted form. VOD services are generally arranged on a “Pay per View” basis, analogous to the cinema.
Multichannel system allowing a film to be broadcasted immediately if it is requested by an individual viewer.
One of the most popular uses of broadband services, enabling the viewer to summon, and pay for, the programme of choice at a convenient time for viewing.
A large database of movies from which people can update and download videos on their computers at their convenience for a reasonable price.
VOD allows users to watch pre-recorded content such as movies and programmes. Users pay a fee (roughly the same price as renting a DVD) to watch a movie or programme that they choose from a list.
Programming that resides on a server at a cable system and which can be accessed at any time by individual households. VOD requires a two-way cable plant and special set-top boxes that can retrieve programming. Typically, a household has the same control over VOD content as they have with a VCR tape, e.g., they can fast forward or rewind. VOD content may be free as part of a digital cable tier, rented by the individual program (e.g., $3.99 to view a movie for 24 hours), or marketed for all content on a channel per month (e.g., a household may pay an extra $5 per month for HBO On Demand and view any movie offered that month whenever they want).The latter is called Subscription-Video-on-Demand (SVOD).
When video can be requested at any time, solely at the discretion of the end-user (viewer).
A technology that allows individuals to retrieve, via a television set or a computer, video material stored in a remote database when one wants it (i.e., on demand). The material, which can include films, training videos, or any other video information, can be viewed (at any time) by an individual and manipulated with VCR-like controls (i.e., pause, rewind, fast forward). The same material can also be viewed simultaneously by different people in different locations, allowing them to watch the same or different portions of the video at the same time.
Term properly describing movie service, but generally used to refer to all types of on-demand services where viewers are able to order and see a given programme on an individual basis at the time specified. To the extend that VOD requires a switched network architecture, telephone companies are actively exploring the possibility of using their twisted copper wire network for video distribution using ASDL techniques.
a system or service, usually involving storage of a large number of video programs, that can support a number of users each of whom can at any time request playback/delivery of any of the stored programs
Video that can be requested at any time and is available at the discretion of the end user.
A Service that allows subscribers at any time to call up and watch a selection of movies (on video). The video is either broadcast over the broadband cable network or over DSL and the telephone network to the subscriber. The back channel used to send movie selection information to the broadcasting center is available with DSL, but not with the broadband cable network. A back channel can therefore be established over the telephone network in the case of VoD over the broadband cable network.
A system of delivering programming without regard to schedules. The system implies that the viewer can press a button or dial a number and receive programming whenever he/she wishes. This can refer to pay-per-view events.
Allows the end-user subscriber to select at any time movies they wish to view from a large selection of titles and categories stored on a remote server. Service may also provide VCR functionality, (stop, pause, etc.) which allows the end-user subscriber to control the "play back" of the server from the remote control.
