Before the age of Internet livestreams and social media’s séance-on-tap capabilities, options for viewing questionable examples of spirit contact were limited. Prior to the domination of Most Haunted and Ghost Adventures, chatting to the dead on television was limited to occasional fluff pieces tagged onto talk shows–a faith healer here, a spoon-bender there. However, with the turn of the Millennium and the digital revolution came the re-branding and re-popularisation of pay-perview content.
Primarily known for sporting events and movies playing on a continuous loop, the American ‘Viewers’ Choice’ pay-per-view service jumped feet-first into the year 2000 with a trendy rebrand as iNDEMAND. Clutching a Prince concert, ‘Rave Un2 The Year 2000’, they diversified their œuvre, offering ring sports, adult material and even more looped films.
As smaller production companies explored…
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