FCC backs studios' VOD plan
1:24 PM PDT 5/7/2010 by Paul Bond,
AP
Decision allows leeway for early release windows
The FCC figures it would be a good thing to shrink the amount of time between a movie's theatrical release and its appearance on VOD, so it has backed technology that would encourage such behavior from the major film studios.
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