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VOD Servers

Video on Demand Applications

Some typical applications for Video On Demand (VOD) include:

Businesses

Playout of corporate TV channels for internal use

Training libraries, such as Health & Safety or Product Training:

VOD users can train at a speed that suits them.

Education

Timeshifting Teachers TV & Open University programmes

Education courses and lessons with students learning at their own speed.

Retail or Leisure

A VOD Server can provide playout channels of advertisments and video clips.

Hotels

A VOD Server can provide premium content such as movies and Pay-Per-View to guest rooms.

Media Companies

VOD is used for video clip storage and retrieval, rolling record of channels and compliance recording.

Playout of showreel channels for advertising and branding.

A couple more useful points about VOD

1. In IPTV systems VOD servers are often used to directly record IPTV channel streams for later use. But note that it is also possible to directly transfer media files onto a VOD server using ftp, to store them for replay later.

2. VOD servers can simultaneously: playout multicast channels, such as corporate TV or showreel channels; and provide multiple unicast streams for individual users to control their viewing.