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May 18, 2011  10:48 PM

Market alert: Netflix now N.A.’s top source of downstream traffic



Posted by: Tom Nolle
bandwidth, Internet traffic, Internet video, MSO, Netflix, next-gen content delivery and video, online video, pricing, streaming video, tiered pricing, traffic management, TV, Video, video content, video on demand, video streaming

Netflix has been named the number one source of downstream traffic in all of North America, accounting for just under a third of all bandwidth consumed. Obviously, that...

April 18, 2011  9:01 PM

How sweeping is the online video revolution; Google tries to help



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Google, online video, YouTube

Nobody doubts that we’re seeing a revolution in video, but there are revolutions and then there are revolutions. It’s not yet clear just how sweeping the video change will be. Some recent data from Nielson seems to show that while


August 30, 2010  5:30 PM

Next up for Google: Streaming full movies (for a fee) on YouTube?



Posted by: Tom Nolle
digital rights management, DRM, Google, Internet video, next-gen content delivery and video, online video, YouTube

The Financial Times reports that Google is negotiating with most major studios on a plan to offer streaming movie rentals via YouTube, though we're hearing that the studios would like to see a...


February 10, 2010  6:02 PM

Netflix raises key question: Is Internet video inherently non-neutral?



Posted by: Tom Nolle
bandwidth, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, ISPs, net neutrality, Netflix, next-gen content delivery and video, online video, OTT, over-the-top, QoS, Quality of Service

Netflix's recent public comments on net neutrality illustrate the public policy...


April 20, 2009  5:42 PM

Online viewing: New study points to the issues



Posted by: Tom Nolle
bandwidth, ISPs, Online advertising, online video

A new piece of university research shows that TV still has the largest eyeball share by far, and in every demographic group. Online video accounts for only a half-percent of viewing time overall, in fact. Computer video...


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