Time Warner Cable Rolls Out VOD

[Steve Mehs]

Time Warner Cable, AOL Time Warner's cable TV unit, said it has video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand or both services in 32 of its 34 divisions as of year-end 2002.

Time Warner Cable added 984,000 net digital video subscribers during the fourth quarter, taking its total to 3.7 million, the company said Wednesday. As for high-speed Internet customers, Time Warner Cable added 1 million net subscribers, for a total of 2.6 million.

At the end of the year, digital video subscribers represented 34 percent of the basic cable subscriber base, while high-speed data subscribers represented 15 percent of eligible homes passed, the company said.

For 2002, Time Warner Cable's EBITDA rose 12 percent on revenues that increased 15 percent. Full-year subscription revenues grew 14 percent, driven by growth in high-speed data services, digital cable and basic cable subscribers and higher basic cable rates. Advertising and Commerce revenues increased 20 percent, due to increased sales and a rise in advertising purchased by programming vendors to promote their channels.

From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com/skyreport/jan2003/013003.shtm#two) (Used with Permission)

[Cyclone]

What is the difference between VoD and PPV? Is it just that on VoD that the movie starts when you purchase it? Where PPV you have to wait until it starts at its appointed time?

Also, what is the capacity of VoD? How many movies can they stream at once?

[Rick_EE]

They have a free 5 minute demo. You can pause, ff, rwd, stop, just like a dvd. ff frame skips- no fast motion. When you resume normal speed, there is a delay, a lot of pixelization, then an ok picture. Really not bad.