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Pay Television. More Acronyms. Pay-per-view (PPV) Video on demand (VOD) Subscription video on demand (SVOD) Near video on demand (NVOD) Premium Channels (HBO, ShowTime). Short History. Pay TV not legal until 1959 Subscription Television began in 1968 HBO in 1972 was the first success
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More Acronyms • Pay-per-view (PPV) • Video on demand (VOD) • Subscription video on demand (SVOD) • Near video on demand (NVOD) • Premium Channels (HBO, ShowTime)
Short History • Pay TV not legal until 1959 • Subscription Television began in 1968 • HBO in 1972 was the first success • Recent movies • Recent sporting events
VOD • Big money maker • Cable does it, but mostly DBS does not • Spectrum limitations • Lack of connectivity • Expanding from movies to other types of programming
Home Video Release Window • Time that a movie is released to the home DVD market and when the movie makes it to pay television services • Some movies are now released at the theatres at the same time they are released to DVD and pay television services
Trends • Subscribers to premium channels have dropped over past few years • VOD continues to increase • Households with VOD watch more television • Content moving across platforms • Consumer getting more and more choices