Media on demand (MOD) is a new generation of

video on demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typica ...

which not only allows users to watch and listen to audio and video content such as movies and TV shows, but also provides facilities including real-time information, interactive games, attractions guidance, route information, advertising systems, and services for shopping and ordering. Users can select content whenever they want, rather than having to watch it at a specific broadcast time. In the transportation industry, media-on-demand technology was first applied by

FUNTORO FUNTORO is a Taiwan-based subsidiary brand of the Micro-Star International, Micro-Star International (MSI) group and global provider of telematics and infotainment solutions for commercial vehicles and venues. It also supplies global OE manufactu ...

, which offer media on demand as in-vehicle infotainment to bus and railway passengers through high-definition interactive monitors embedded in seatback or armrest. Some telecommunication companies offer media-on-demand service by transmitting a digital signal to a

set-top box A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable converter box, cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a Tuner (radio)#Television, TV tuner inpu ...

that is connected to a television screen or other display devices. Clients are typically required to pay a monthly fee to get access to a bundle of multimedia content.

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Multimedia Film and video technology Streaming Infotainment New media {{Telecomm-stub

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