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Avail Media Acquires Video-on-Demand Firm ViewNow

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 12, 2007 - 8:40am.

Reston, Va. - Avail Media, a provider of Internet television and other media services to broadband operators, said on Wednesday that it has acquired ViewNow, a California-based supplier of video-on-demand programming.

ViewNow to Offer Disney's "Pirates" for 72-Hour VOD Rental

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 3:13pm.

Encino, Calif. - ViewNow, an aggregator of content for IPTV and video-on-demand services, announced on Wednesday that it will offer Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" on video-on-demand on Jan. 4. The debut comes 30 days after the film's DVD release; typically the window is 45 days. ViewNow said it will also offer a 72-hour viewing period for the film, instead of the typical 24-hour window.

ViewNow to Offer Disney VOD Titles With 72-Hour Viewing Window

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2006 - 2:12pm.

Encino, Calif. - ViewNow, a unit of Kasenna that provides video-on-demand programming to telco and cable TV services, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Disney's Buena Vista Pay Television, to offer Disney video-on-demand titles with a 72-hour viewing period.

Broadband Video Network Provider Kasenna Acquires ViewNow

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2004 - 7:58am.

Mountain View, Calif. -- Kasenna, a maker of broadband video network systems, announced that it has purchased the business of ViewNow, a provider of video-on-demand programming, management and marketing services to cable and telecom providers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The ViewNow business will become a division of Kasenna, and will operate from its current locations in Bend, Ore. and Santa Monica. Steve Roberts, the president of ViewNow, also will remain with the combined company as president of the new division. Kasenna said that the deal will allow it to offer video-on-demand infrastructure and applications, as well as video-on-demand programming.

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