Tell live from on-demand
Which programs wait for you and which ones run whether you are there or not.
On-demand means the program sits there until you press play. Live is happening now, whether you watch or not.
Live things — a ball game, the news — usually appear on-demand an hour or a day later.
Key points
- On-demand programs start from the beginning whenever you press play
- Live runs to its own clock, and often appears on-demand later
What to remember
- The small line under a title says which it is.
- On-demand waits for you. Live does not.
Try this
Open a television app and find a row marked Live. Those times are the ones that matter.
Practice: Tell live from on-demand. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.