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| C4 launches programmes on demand | |
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| Channel 4 has launched an on-demand service that lets viewers catch up with their favourite programmes online. | |
| Viewers are able to download most of the channel's current schedule for up to 30 days after transmission or choose programmes from its archives. | |
| Charges for the 4 on Demand service start at 99p per show, with monthly subscriptions planned for the new year. | Charges for the 4 on Demand service start at 99p per show, with monthly subscriptions planned for the new year. |
| Channel 4 said it was the first major broadcaster in the world to offer all its home-grown programming on demand. | Channel 4 said it was the first major broadcaster in the world to offer all its home-grown programming on demand. |
| The service is available on cable TV and computers, onto which viewers can download all Channel 4 programmes made in this country plus a few imported shows, such as Desperate Housewives. | |
| Personalised library | Personalised library |
| Downloading can take up to one-and-a-half times the length of the programme. | Downloading can take up to one-and-a-half times the length of the programme. |
| But Channel 4 says in time, on demand services will change the way people watch television. | But Channel 4 says in time, on demand services will change the way people watch television. |
| The agreement covers all home-grown shows commissioned since June. | The agreement covers all home-grown shows commissioned since June. |
| Each programme will "disappear" from users' computers 48 hours after they start to watch. | Each programme will "disappear" from users' computers 48 hours after they start to watch. |
| It will be kept in a personalised library until it is first viewed and then can be accessed an unlimited number of times during that two-day period. | It will be kept in a personalised library until it is first viewed and then can be accessed an unlimited number of times during that two-day period. |
| Channel 4 said it had signed contracts with almost 100 independent production companies, including Endemol, which makes Big Brother, and would also offer selected films under the same terms for £1.99. | Channel 4 said it had signed contracts with almost 100 independent production companies, including Endemol, which makes Big Brother, and would also offer selected films under the same terms for £1.99. |