ninerlou
04-19-07, 12:56 PM
Great news, this from TV Week.com:
"DirecTV Plans 2,000 VOD Titles
'As Much as Possible' Will Be HD; Users Can Order Programs Online
DirecTV's upcoming launch of the first satellite-provider video-on-demand service will include 2,000 movie and television titles, with "as much as possible" in HD.
The service will launch in July for DirecTV customers with current-generation HD DVRs. Networks that currently offer VOD content&mdashsuch as Discovery and Showtime—will have their own VOD "channel" environment. The most popular content will be housed on DirecTV satellites, while the bulk of the library content will be delivered via the HD DVR's broadband connection."
Here's the link for the rest of the article
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=679
What exactly do they mean by "broadband connection?"
"DirecTV Plans 2,000 VOD Titles
'As Much as Possible' Will Be HD; Users Can Order Programs Online
DirecTV's upcoming launch of the first satellite-provider video-on-demand service will include 2,000 movie and television titles, with "as much as possible" in HD.
The service will launch in July for DirecTV customers with current-generation HD DVRs. Networks that currently offer VOD content&mdashsuch as Discovery and Showtime—will have their own VOD "channel" environment. The most popular content will be housed on DirecTV satellites, while the bulk of the library content will be delivered via the HD DVR's broadband connection."
Here's the link for the rest of the article
http://www.tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=679
What exactly do they mean by "broadband connection?"