Video and content delivery networks will replace VOD, predicts In-Stat

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and data centres could outstrip Video-on-Demand (VOD) as content companies move to manage their digital assets and create approaches that give them increased control, lower the cost of operation, and widen their revenue possibilities, says a report from In-Stat.At minimum, the next generation VOD technology will “dramatically change” the current business model and the user experience for video delivery services, the hi-tech research says in a research report called CDNs and Data Centers to Usurp Video-on-Demand. “As Content Providers build or out-source their own data centers, they will be in charge of every aspect of their...