TVOD

Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Film, Television and Theater

TVOD stands for Transactional video on demand, a film, television and theater abbreviation.

Model in which viewers pay per title to rent or buy films and episodes, through stores such as Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play.

Example: The thriller went to TVOD for $19.99 just three weeks after its theatrical run.

Usage notes

Buying a digital copy is also called electronic sell-through (EST). Premium VOD (PVOD), launched widely in 2020, rents new releases at higher prices soon after theatrical release. Pay-per-view is a related form for live events.

Related abbreviations

More film, television and theater abbreviations

• TV-14 – Parents Strongly Cautioned
• TV-G – General Audience
• TV-MA – Mature Audience Only
• TV-PG – Parental Guidance Suggested
• TV-Y – All Children
• TV-Y7 – Directed to Older Children
• U – Universal
• UPM – Unit production manager
• US – Upstage
• VFX – Visual effects
• VO – Voice-over
• VOD – Video on demand

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