Yep, that's billion with a "B". Comcast's video-on-demand service has surpassed 3 billion program views since 2004. In July alone, customers watched 180 million ON DEMAND shows. "Customer response to ON DEMAND over the past few years has been extraordinary," said PageThompson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video Services for Comcast. "ON DEMAND is the ultimate viewing experience, and as more customers try the service and we continue expanding our content library with viewers' favorite shows from top networks and VOD-exclusive programs, we expect ON DEMAND use to continue climbing."
I think any viewing that is on-demand is going to be a success in today's society. We all have wacky schedules and just can't sit down at "normal" viewing times to watch stuff. That's why I love my Tivo, I can watch shows on my terms.
1. It's great they have that many views but am I the only one who's On Demand doesn't work right? It takes a loooong time to access many menus and then it often errors. I call the # onscreen and they say "sorry it's still a new system." Maybe it's gotten better in recent weeks.
Posted at 11:57AM on Sep 13th 2006 by editblog