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This service would allow you to upload video to be shown to a specific subscriber, instead of an ad or a program

Features would include time of day, channel, show and of course parental control, so that X-rated messages would only flow through an X-rated channel
-- theircompetitor, Feb 27 2006

Cable is broadcast, not narrowcast.
-- Galbinus_Caeli, Feb 27 2006


//Cable is broadcast, not narrowcast// It is? So what is video-on-demand?
-- coprocephalous, Feb 27 2006


//So what is video-on-demand?//

Magic.
-- Jinbish, Feb 27 2006


I'm pretty certain cable is addressable these days, to some fairly large degree. Croissant.
-- DrCurry, Feb 27 2006


Some cable companies can already tailor specific ads and barkers to individual customers, so this isn't too far-fetched.
-- coprocephalous, Feb 27 2006


Jinbish, not even close to magic, otherwise you couldn't get OnDemand and a package that is specific to you.
-- theircompetitor, Feb 27 2006


Penn & Teller had a gimmic that worked this way; A video of commercials is started, unbeknownst to your guests. At a queued point you demonstrate your powers by compressing and stretching the picture. I can think of many uses for this service, mostly humorous, some evil. +

(cable is addressable, btw)
-- Shz, Feb 27 2006



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