In Demand
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| Launched | November 27, 1985 (as Viewer's Choice) |
| Owned by | In Demand L.L.C. (33.3% Comcast, 33.3% Cox Communications, 33.3% Charter) |
| Formerly called | Viewer's Choice (1985-2000) |
| Sister channel(s) | Too Much for TV, Hot Choice |
| Website | www |
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| Available on most U.S. cable systems | Consult your cable provider |
In Demand (styled as iN DEMAND) is an American cable television service which provides video on demand services, including pay-per-view.Comcast, Cox Communications, and Charter jointly own In Demand
In Demand was launched in November 27, 1985 with one channel of Pay-Per-View content, as Viewer's Choice (unrelated to Canada's Viewers Choice). Viewer's Choice continued to expand in the 1990s when it acquired many defunct PPV assets.
On January 1, 2000, the service changed the name to In Demand. The first program upon relaunch was Rave Un2 the Year 2000, a New Year's Eve concert performed by Prince, which was taped a couple weeks prior. Traditional analog service was eventually discontinued, and it is currently an all-digital service.
In addition to Hollywood films and a limited selection of adult films, along with live and recorded concert programming, the service mainly distributes ring sports through pay-per-view, including the events of the UFC, WWE and TNA Wrestling, boxing events through HBO Boxing and Showtime Boxing, and independent circuits such as those with lucha libre. It also distributes out-of-market sports packages such as MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, MLS Direct Kick, NHL Center Ice and ESPN College Extra where provided, along with Too Much for TV, a service which features 'uncensored' content from the shows of American Television Distribution and NBCUniversal Television Distribution. It was the former distributor of Howard Stern's Howard TV component of his self-titled Sirius XM radio show until 2013.
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