XBox is leading the way in offering a multi-entertainment package, with On Demand TV becoming a larger part of its offering.
The result is the ability to simply speak to change the channel, and browse, bookmark and search for content on both live and On Demand TV programming.
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We are living in the Wild West of On Demand TV and which section of the frontier a company commands will tell a lot about how prosperous its future will be.
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Launching on December 2007 as a simple catch-up website, BBC iPlayer has helped pioneer TV on demand by offering audiences the opportunity to watch selected TV programmes for up to 7 days after broadcast.
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This time Apple will revive the market for on-demand mobile TV and video.
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The Windows Mobile 6 Standard software load is fairly typical, albeit mildly Sprint-ified with a yellow theme and shortcuts to access On Demand, Sprint TV, and the like.
Microsoft this morning announced announced a new set of video services for Xbox Live, including the ability to watch certain programming both live and on demand from paid TV service providers Comcast and Verizon, among other sources.
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Intel also continues to drive access to content on Intel-based devices by working with video service providers around the globe such as Comcast and Bouygues Telecom to create television experiences that will allow customers to view live and on-demand pay TV content.
Launching the channel, and partnering up with some of the best video-on-demand providers and TV networks, is an important milestone for us on our journey towards becoming a fully fledged entertainment powerhouse.
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NBC's live stream will run different ads from those on TV, but Super Bowl viewers will be able to pull up the TV commercials on demand through the website shortly after they air, an NBC Sports spokesman said.
All of the movies will be available via 11 dedicated Sky Movies channels, Sky's comprehensive TV on-demand service and Sky Go, the award-winning multiplatform TV service.
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Mobile World Congress is just a few days away, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from pulling back the curtain on TV Discovery: a new service that lets users search for and watch live TV, on-demand video and even online content from outfits such as YouTube.
Xfinity On Demand offers the ultimate in TV series catch-up featuring over 270, 000 content choices on TV and online.
Publishers (aka media owners) would need to dynamically deliver ads on-demand versus the TV model of scheduling ads to their viewers.
Consumers can access Amazon Video On Demand HD movies and TV shows, all with the simplicity people have come to expect from TiVo.
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Nintendo made a last-minute announcement that the Wii U's on-demand and interactive TV and movie facilities would not be ready for its US launch.
VUDU's 1080p Internet Movie Players, the VUDU HD, VUDU XL and VUDU XL2 are designed to deliver tens of thousands of on-demand movies and TV shows directly to HDTVs.
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The Wall Street Journal has anonymous sources saying the company will unveil an Internet-connected set-top box that combines live, on-demand and recorded TV to compete with the likes of Apple and Google.
"The expansive selection of channels from FiOS TV and on-demand content from Verizon's Flex View library further strengthens LG's Smart TV platform, giving consumers of all ages a virtually limitless amount of entertainment on TVs, Blu-ray players, PCs, even tablets and phones, " said Samuel Chang, vice president, Smart TV and Innovation, LG Electronics USA, Inc.
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Looking ahead, although the market for monitor panels will remain stagnant, demand for tablet and notebook panels is expected to increase on seasonal education-related demand while TV panels are expected to lift due to Chinese Labor Day sales and the London Olympics.
Mr Halton said the service "combines the best TV with on demand services and internet content".
This new name is more accurate, as the service does deliver content recommendations for both live programming and movies and TV shows on demand.
While this plays out on-demand via my Apple TV, its hard not to notice the interesting reprise of the gender wars taking place right now.
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Android operating system and includes video-on-demand, traditional-TV and Internet applications.
As with TV on-demand, consumer behaviour typically shifts dramatically as they begin to take advantage of the freedom 4G offers them, mobilising their Internet use to never-before-seen levels downloading videos and other media, and speeding up their migration from desktop to mobile platforms.
FiOS TV customers will be able to access EPIX content simply by pressing the "On Demand" button on their remote control, by choosing "VOD" in FiOS TV's interactive media guide main menu, or by selecting channel 900 (FiOS TV's VOD channel).
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Today, Comcast's Xfinity TV offers the most live sports and more than 75, 000 TV shows and movies that are available anytime on Xfinity On Demand, XfinityTV.com and through the Xfinity TV app, as well as a suite of tools and features to personalize and manage viewing across screens.
And while reported to be a subscription for libraries of videos-on-demand and not channels in the traditional TV model, it puts more pressure on the traditional networks to deliver more engaging, cost-effective content.
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The news TV app combines existing on-demand video and text content from BBC News online and brings it to connected living-room TV screens.
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