Screen test
Britain is in the vanguard of video-on-demand, a business with huge potential—and big problems
THE revolution is coming. Next month, London will be covered in posters with a Bolshevik flavour proclaiming the launch, across the city, of HomeChoice, the country's first video-on-demand service. Video Networks, the company behind the brand, will be rolling it out across the country next year. It will be the first-ever nationwide launch of a video-on-demand (VOD) service, and should be followed by two others—from Yes Television and Filmgroup.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Screen test”
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