Concepts

Video on Demand

Media Industry

Citation Formats

General Reference

Film and Media Atlas. "Video on Demand." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://media.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/video-on-demand.

APA Style

Film and Media Atlas. (n.d.). Video on Demand. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://media.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/video-on-demand

BibTeX

@misc{filmandmediaatlas-video-on-demand,
  author = {Film and Media Atlas},
  title = {Video on Demand},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://media.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/video-on-demand},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A media distribution model that lets viewers access television shows, films and other video digitally on request, rather than at a broadcaster's fixed scheduled time. Delivered over the internet or IPTV to set-top boxes, smart TVs, computers, tablets and phones, video on demand underlies streaming services such as Netflix, which shifted from DVD-by-mail rental into on-demand streaming in 2007.

Facts

Concept Domain

Streaming and distribution technology 1

Cross-Tradition Connections