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title: Online classics video-on-demand
date: "2001-02-07T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1889
description: I highlight Online Classics, a early 2000s video-on-demand service for opera, theater, and dance. It marks a period where streaming media became mainstream, joining the ranks of digital broadcasts from major organizations like NASA and CNN.
keywords: [video-on-demand, streaming media, online classics, opera, performing arts, internet history]
---

[Online classics](http://www.onlineclassics.com/): video-on-demand for operas, plays, and dance. Video is definitely in these days, with [NASA](http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/), [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/videoselect/) and a whole lot of others.