Starting today in beta, Vudu owners can pay $1.99 a piece for episodes of 24, Family Guy, Firefly and other Fox-produced shows in standard-def video.

Vudu is making itself available on Apple's iPad, a move that will help the streaming-video service expand distribution and keep pace with market leader Netflix.

Streaming media provider Vudu has partnered with LG to include its software into upcoming LG high-definition TVs. The move will get rid of the intermediary set- ...