The search for a High-Definition Video on Demand solution

Overview

Video on Demand promises instant access to an unlimited selection on content. Unfortunately, the reality of the Video on Demand experience is painfully limited by the state of the Internet infrastructure, and the lack of cooperation from residential Internet Service Providers. In order to survive, Video on Demand services have to find a novel way to deliver their content.

Summary:

• Overview (this page)
• No relief from cheaper bandwidth
• There is no free lunch: the Peer-to-Peer illusion
• The four commandments of a High-Definition Video on Demand solution
• Conclusion: Introducing the Snowball® OpenDelivery™ network

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Articles in that section

• Can Internet Video on Demand actually deliver?
• The search for a High-Definition Video on Demand solution
• An elegant way to fight widespread copyright infringement on the Internet
• Summary: Snowball® OpenDelivery™: a novel approach to content-delivery networks

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