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VOD use falls off in Canada

TORONTO – Regular video on demand use by Canadians dropped in the third quarter of 2007 according to new research. Advance results from the third quarter Fast Forward 2007 survey by Solutions Research Group says that in August 2007, 11% of digital cable households in Canada used VOD on a weekly basis, down slightly from 14% in May 2007. While overall, 43% of all Canadian digital cable subscribers used video on demand at least once sometime in the past, fully one-in-two (50%) of all digital cable subscribers say they're aware of it, but that they have never used it, says...