| Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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| Author | Erickson, Jim. |
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| Article Title | Here comes dial-a-movie : Asian pioneers in the digital dream market / Jim Erickson. |
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| Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.23, no.50, 19 Dec 1997, p.48, illus. |
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| Abstract | Asia has typically been several years behind the West in adopting advanced information technology (IT). But telecommunications companies in Hong Kong and Singapore are rolling out the world's first large-scale video-on-demand (VOD) services. Citizens will be able to plump thsmselves on the couch, press a few buttons and order television programs, movies, video games and other content via high-speed telephone lines, delivered whenever they want to view them. The article gives an analysis of VOD's development in Hong Kong and Singapore. |
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