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BGonaSTICK · 03-05-07, 12:20 AM

The BBC will be hoping to emulate C4’s VOD success with its iPlayer. More than one million people have watched a total of 20 million programmes over 4OD since its launch six months ago, far exceeding expectations.

"It has definitely taken off," said Sarah Rose, head of video-on-demand at Channel 4. "We were pleasantly surprised by people's willingness to pay." 4OD, launched in October, is available online and via Virgin Media, BT Vision and Tiscali, and Channel 4 is holding discussions with British Sky Broadcasting to be included in the Sky Anytime on-demand service. According to independent producers, Channel 4 guaranteed them a minimum of £500,000 (E724,000) in revenues in the first year of the service but this was achieved after just four months.

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	4OD a success The BBC will be hoping to emulate C4’s VOD success with its iPlayer. More than one million people have watched a total of 20 million programmes over 4OD since its launch six months ago, far exceeding expectations. "It has definitely taken off," said Sarah Rose, head of video-on-demand at Channel 4. "We were pleasantly surprised by people's willingness to pay." 4OD, launched in October, is available online and via Virgin Media, BT Vision and Tiscali, and Channel 4 is holding discussions with British Sky Broadcasting to be included in the Sky Anytime on-demand service. According to independent producers, Channel 4 guaranteed them a minimum of £500,000 (E724,000) in revenues in the first year of the service but this was achieved after just four months. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W