What defunct American subscription service was VEU similar to?
ONTV (pay TV) ONTV (later known as ON Subscription Television from 1983 until its shutdown in 1985) is a defunct American subscription television service that was owned by National Subscription Television, a joint venture between Oak Industries (a manufacturer of satellite and pay television decoders and equipment), Chartwell Enterprises (owned by Norman Lear) and media executive A. Jerrold Perenchio. Operating in such major markets as Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit, ONTV aired a broad mix of feature films from mainstream Hollywood blockbusters to pornographic films as well as sports events and specials.
BritBox BritBox is a U.S. subscription video on-demand service owned by BBC Worldwide and ITV plc. It is focuses primarily on British television series, featuring current and past series supplied from the BBC and ITV. Some series, such as "Coronation Street", have new episodes available the next day after their British premiere. AMC Networks, who are the BBC's partner on their domestic cable channel BBC America, has a non-voting minority stake in the service. Its launch was officially announced in March 2017.