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Virgin Media: Mutli-screen VoD services "two to three years away" - Tech Digest
Despite the increasing number of service providers offering video-on-demand services via cable or broadband, managing director of Virgin Media's online operations predicts that we're still two to three years away from ubiquity. Alex Green, speaking at the Online TV and Video Forum in London, said that his company was working towards creating a "seamless, intuitive experience" spanning TVs, computers and mobile devices, but admitted that "VoD is not yet a fully-fledged family proposition" despite "the consumer... becoming increasingly sophisticated". "Our solution is to create a network in the home that delivers entertainment on demand to any screen in the house. This will take two to three years," said Green...
Andy Merrett