Digital pay-per-view service ONrequest has signed a film licensing agreement with Buena Vista International Television.

The deal gives ONrequest - a joint venture between ONdigital and SDN - digital terrestrial television pay per view rights to a package of films including Scream 3, The Cider House Rules, High Fidelity, Gone In 60 Seconds and Scary Movie.

The first title to air under the agreement is The Insider, starting today (May 4).

ONrequest launched last May having signed licensing deals with Universal and Paramount. Since then it has secured supply contracts with Fox, MGM and Pathe. The service is available to DTT viewers, primarily through ONdigital set top boxes.

ONdigital is currently trailing rival digital television service Sky Digital is the battle for UK digital subscribers: ONdigital has more than one million subscribers, while Sky Digital boasts over five million.