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==History== |
==History== |
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iN Demand originally started out in 1985 as '''''Viewer's Choice''''' (unrelated to [[Canada]]'s [[Viewers Choice]]). However, the service changed the name and on-air look to iN |
iN Demand originally started out in 1985 as '''''Viewer's Choice''''' (unrelated to [[Canada]]'s [[Viewers Choice]]). However, the service changed the name and on-air look to iN DEMAND on January 1, 2000.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-55731634.html ''Viewer's Choice'' changes to ''In Demand'']</ref> |
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iN DEMAND L.L.C. is the pioneer and world leader in providing exciting transactional entertainment delivered through television’s most innovative technologies to cable subscribers. iN DEMAND creates and delivers programming through Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) as well as on digital platforms to all the major cable systems in the US, Canada and other areas such as the Caribbean. PPV programming includes movies, boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling events and the out-of-market subscription professional sports packages for MLB, the NBA, the NHL and MLS. The company also offers a range of VOD products including first-run movies and serves as the exclusive TV home of Howard Stern, via its Howard TV On Demand offering. Content is delivered in both Standard and High Definition. iN DEMAND’s owners are Comcast iN DEMAND Holdings, Inc., Cox Communications Holdings, Inc., and Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Further information about the company can be found at www.indemand.com. |
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[[Howard TV]] is currently on iN Demand. |
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Since this network's first inception, the first main iN Demand channel (usually labeled as 'IN1' or 'PPV1' since 2000), [[Sign-off|signs off]] weekday mornings from 8AM to 11AM ([[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]) to feed promotions of upcoming movies and events of the next month to its headend affiliates. |
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Programming distributed by iN DEMAND includes Hollywood and Indie [[movies]] appearing on cable's Movies On Demand (MOD) Platform soon after their theater debuts. Recently many major studios have been providing MOD to cable the same day as they are released on DVD. Some studios are giving titles to cable before they go to Netflix or Redbox. |
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| ⚫ | Sports programming includes: major league out-of-market sports packages ([[MLB Extra Innings]], [[MLS Direct Kick]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA League Pass]], and [[NHL Center Ice]]), live boxing, [[Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship]], [[PRIDE Fighting Championships]], [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]], [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración|AAA]], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]], [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]], [[K-1 kickboxing]], [[Ring of Honor|ROH]], the latest sports event and other special events. |
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[[Howard Stern]]'s uncensored subscription on demand channel,[[Howard TV]] is also distributed by iN DEMAND. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 15:31, 16 June 2010
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| Owner | iN DEMAND Networks (through Comcast/Cox/Time Warner) |
- For the song by Texas see In Demand (Texas song).
In Demand (capitalized as a trademark as iN DEMAND) is a provider of pay-per-view and subscription video-on-demand services, jointly owned by Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Entertainment. It is the world's leading supplier of PPV and VOD programming.
History
iN Demand originally started out in 1985 as Viewer's Choice (unrelated to Canada's Viewers Choice). However, the service changed the name and on-air look to iN DEMAND on January 1, 2000.[1]
iN DEMAND L.L.C. is the pioneer and world leader in providing exciting transactional entertainment delivered through television’s most innovative technologies to cable subscribers. iN DEMAND creates and delivers programming through Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) as well as on digital platforms to all the major cable systems in the US, Canada and other areas such as the Caribbean. PPV programming includes movies, boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling events and the out-of-market subscription professional sports packages for MLB, the NBA, the NHL and MLS. The company also offers a range of VOD products including first-run movies and serves as the exclusive TV home of Howard Stern, via its Howard TV On Demand offering. Content is delivered in both Standard and High Definition. iN DEMAND’s owners are Comcast iN DEMAND Holdings, Inc., Cox Communications Holdings, Inc., and Time Warner Entertainment - Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Further information about the company can be found at www.indemand.com.
Programming distributed by iN DEMAND includes Hollywood and Indie movies appearing on cable's Movies On Demand (MOD) Platform soon after their theater debuts. Recently many major studios have been providing MOD to cable the same day as they are released on DVD. Some studios are giving titles to cable before they go to Netflix or Redbox.
Sports programming includes: major league out-of-market sports packages (MLB Extra Innings, MLS Direct Kick, NBA League Pass, and NHL Center Ice), live boxing, Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, WWE, AAA, UFC, TNA, K-1 kickboxing, ROH, the latest sports event and other special events.
Howard Stern's uncensored subscription on demand channel,Howard TV is also distributed by iN DEMAND.
See also
- Hot Choice (sister network)
- Request TV
- Cable Video Store
- List of United States cable and satellite television networks
References
External links
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