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Video On-Demand is when a video or movie is played only when you “demand” for it, which is when you click “play”. You can usually pause, forward, rewind, replay, stop and resume videos watched “On-Demand”. This is different from broadcast or “linear” TV channels, where the shows are scheduled in advance and only plays at pre-determined times.

Video On-Demand usually requires payment, in several ways:
1. The first is you pay for a single video or movie, to be watched once, several or unlimited times within fixed time period (eg RM10 for 48 hours per movie).

2. The second is you pay a fixed monthly subscription to access the entire library of videos and movies “On-Demand”- you can play any video or movie unlimited times, whenever you want to, during the period of subscription. This is often referred to as “Subscription Video On-Demand”, or SVOD. Netflix and Hulu in the US are examples of successful SVOD services.

“Catch-up TV” is a form of On-Demand service, which allows you to watch shows already shown on broadcast TV earlier, at a later time and date. It’s similar to watching a recording of a show shown on TV earlier, and usually it requires a paid subscription for the service.