Their VOD deal looks promising, but issues of content, copyright, and competition make a happy ending less than certain…
Both companies face a slew of rivals. DirecTV by next year is expected to begin offering a rival DVR service from a sister company, NDS. And the big cable operators such as Comcast and Time Warner are rolling out their own DVRs as well as VOD offerings for digital subscribers.
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