C4 agree VOD deal with PACT: I'd say C4 won that battle!

BR

Brekkie 8 June 2006 2:14pm

After months of fighting it out, it appears that C4 has got it's way with the Video On-Demand negotiations with PACT, securing an exclusive 30-day window to offer programmes on demand via cable or broadband.

In addition, no rival service will be able to offer the programmes for six months after broadcast.

Producers will receive a share of any revenue from pay-per-view or subscription services, or a royalty fee if the shows are offered for free.

C4 will launch / relaunch it's video on demand service in the autumn.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33906.html

PE

Pete Founding member 8 June 2006 3:52pm

quite vauge on the details though. I'm not sure whether this will be like the current Lost system where it's done on broadband streaming or whether it'll be more of an iMP style thingy. Hopefully the former as I notice the BBC have a mini version of iMP going for the filmnetwork

EDIT
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/08/bbc_pact_deal/

The beeb have made a similar deal too

IS

Inspector Sands 8 June 2006 7:11pm

Hymagumba posted:

quite vauge on the details though. I'm not sure whether this will be like the current Lost system where it's done on broadband streaming or whether it'll be more of an iMP style thingy. Hopefully the former as I notice the BBC have a mini version of iMP going for the filmnetwork

it says all major on-demand platforms, including broadband and cable.

Homechoice, Telewest and NTL are the only major on-demand platforms I can think of

PE

Pete Founding member 8 June 2006 7:19pm

Inspector Sands posted:

it says all major on-demand platforms, including broadband and cable.

Homechoice, Telewest and NTL are the only major on-demand platforms I can think of

cable has more bandwidth than broadband though surely?

C4 agree VOD deal with PACT

I'd say C4 won that battle! (June 2006)