Video on Demand 
30 posts and columns on Video on Demand
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Netflix Pursues Cable TV Deals
Online video service would be available on set-top boxes.Voices
Disney, Sony Experiment in Korea With Early Video on Demand
Two Hollywood studios have quietly begun testing a controversial business model in South Korea after years of failed efforts in the U.S.: Renting movies via video on demand while they are still playing in theaters.News Byte
Carlyle Group Leads $100 Million Round for Video Service
Avail-TVN, a company that helps process and manage video for cable systems and other services, has raised $100 million in a round led by the Carlyle Group, along with previous investors including Columbia Capital, Valhalla Partners, Novak Biddle and Pioneer Ventures. Avail-TVN used $27 million of the round to buy UK-based On Demand Group, which provides video-on-demand services outside the U.S. Last year, it generated more than $200 million in revenue.Time Warner Cable’s Porn Problem: It Isn’t Selling Enough Porn
Maybe Hulu and other Web sites aren’t encouraging cord-cutting (yet!). But free Web porn is cutting into a high-profit part of the cable business.Exclusive: SnagFilms Snags $10 Million in Funding at $50 Million Valuation
SnagFilms, the online video distribution site for professional documentaries, has nabbed $10 million in funding from Comcast’s investment arm and New Enterprise Associates, and will also now be distributing fictional independent releases. That and the new investment giving SnagFilms a valuation of $50 million should be big news at the 11th Sundance Film Festival, the famous independent film gathering opening in Park City, Utah, on Thursday.Sony Bets on a Countertop View of the Web
The Sony Dash is a $200 gadget that’s like a digital photo frame on steroids: It plays videos, music, and photo slide shows, and runs over 1,000 apps. Katie asks: Is there room in our gadget-packed lives for yet another device?Voices
