Television audiences have grown accustomed to on-demand programming, mostly in the form of pay-per-view movies and services like HBO on Demand that cost extra. For several years, however, many
television and technology companies have also been developing free video-on-demand services with all the determination - and uncertain futures - of oil prospectors. Now their free video-on-demand
channels are expanding, seeking more viewers and asking advertisers to help pay the way.
Read the whole story at The New York Times, May 25, 2005 »
