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 without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...

, which not only allows users to watch/listen to audio and video content like movies and TV shows, but also provides functions including real-time information, interactive games, attractions guidance, route information, advertising systems, and shopping & ordering services. 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, which offer media on demand as in vehicle infotainment to bus & 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 colloquially known as a cable box and historically television decoder, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV-tuner input and displays output to a television set and an external source of si ...

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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