Video industry's future is linear TV, on-demand hybrid: research

A TREND THAT STARTED with personal video recorders is continuing to transform the video industry, as consumers demand greater flexibility and convenience in acquiring entertainment content.According to market research firm In-Stat, revenue from retail video disc sales and rentals will continue to decline, with no leveling in sight. On-demand viewing of TV programs and movies in the U.S., however, is expected to generate $10 billion dollars in annual revenue by 2014.Overall, In-Stat predicts that there will be three growing on-demand video revenue streams as follows:- Transaction- Video-on-Demand (T-VOD), which encompasses on-line TV rentals, pay-TV VOD rentals and pay-per-view; - Subscription VOD...