Video on Demand Systems brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area. Video on Demand Systems serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.

Guest Editorial.- Guest Editorial.- VoD Testbed Development and DAVIC Interoperability Test.- DAVIC and Interoperability Experiments.- ARMIDA™: Multimedia Applications across ATM-Based Networks Accessed via Internet Navigation.- An Interoperability Test-Bed and Test Results for DAVIC 1.0 Specification.- A VoD Application Implemented in Java.- Columbia’s VoD and Multimedia Research Testbed with Heterogeneous Network Support.- VoD and Interactive TV Trials.- The Video-On-Demand Trial in Taiwan: A Partially DAVIC Compliant System.- “NTT’s Joint Utilization Tests of Multimedia Communications”—Utilization Tests for CATV and VOD over FTTH.- Applications and Content Providers.- Interactive Television Trials and Marketplace Experiences.- From Interactive Television to Internet Applications.