# Is anyone currently working on on demand TV shows? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 26, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229 "2004-05-26T20:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/1 "2004-05-26T20:00:02Z")
I dont know if this is a factual question but i think it is. WIth murphys law and things like that computer abilities are always growing. Sooner or later people will be able to send an entire day’s worth of programming over a wire and store it all in a tivo or something so you can watch any show you want anytime you want. Is anyone working on this or is it far too much right now? Sounds like it would need an amazing amount of broadband and a TiVo with several terabytes of storage to do. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/2 "2004-05-26T20:04:35Z")
The future is now. [HBO On Demand.](http://www.hbo.com/hboondemand/faq.html) They don’t have anything on the technical details though. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/3 "2004-05-26T20:10:33Z")
My cable company provides me with a fair selection of “on Demand” shows. Not the entire program list from a channel, but a fair selection of episodes available from: Subscription On Demand 1111 HBO On Demand 1112 Cinemax On Demand 1113 Showtime On Demand 1114 The Movie Channel On Demand Free On Demand 1201 Cartoon Network 1202 BBC America 1203 Court TV 1204 Golf Channel 1205 CNN Showcase 1206 Comedy Central 1207 Music 1208 Biography 1209 MyMC 1210 Food Network 1211 HGTV 1212 DIY Network 1213 Tech TV There is also an On Demand Channel with shows of local interest, and one in the works to provide On Demand (re)broadcasting University of Texas Sports. You don’t need the TiVo or DVR box to do it, either. Instead, you choose the program you wish to watch from a list, and the cable box connects to the cable company, requests the program, and plays it. You can even pause, fast forward, and rewind. The future is now. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/4 "2004-05-26T23:24:38Z")
That OnDemand stuff is neato, especially since you no longer have to wait for the pay-per-view porn to start. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/5 "2004-05-26T23:41:50Z")
As a movie hits the video stores, that title will probably be offered to On-Demand customers within a week or two. My cable company charges five bucks a movie. Porn is $14.95. :eek: I went nuts with it when I first got it (not the porn…honest) and I got a shock when my cable bill came. No way in the world would I have ’ rented that many movies in a month. In fact, a note with my last bill stated that…this was for all customers…no one could exceed 20 movies in a billing period any more. Apparently people were getting sticker shock with their bills, and balking at payment. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/6 "2004-05-27T03:06:00Z")
My cable system has on-demand channels for each of the premium movie systems, HBO, SHO, etc., and they’re free to subscribers to that service. Not all programs or movies are available though. However, I find the image quality to be noticeably worse than regular programs. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-currently-working-on-on-demand-tv-shows/247229/7 "2004-05-27T03:19:36Z")
You can get on-demand streaming video of _NWA:TNA_ old shows (its a wrestling program) from their website- any footage they’ve done, basically. Will that do?