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Big players see big demand for video

Demand for video-on-demand may be around the corner, if this year's Consumer Electronics Show is a guide. Comcast, Microsoft and perhaps Apple are involved in video distribution deals. Matthew Garrahan of the Financial Times discusses the details with Kai Ryssdal.

A man stops to look over the Sharp TV booth at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

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