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Adi
4/4/2017 10:31:24 AM
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Re: Build CDN
Ariella - I think it's to do with a couple of different things, but mostly I think it's ITV's own needs. They are a big online video service, by any standards, but perhaps not quite in the league of Sky or the BBC. And they are primarily an entertainment provider as opposed to live sports, so it's on-demand content, which is a bit easier. I think they are big enough that they can get their CDN provider to jump to their demands, but perhaps not quite big enough to swamp any one providers network. So they are trading the advantages of redundancy and multiple paths to the end user that multiple CDNs would give them, for the simplicity and control over their one provider -- who I'm sure will give them better pricing and more customization as long as they get all ITV's business.
Adi
4/4/2017 10:25:03 AM
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Re: Build CDN
mhhf1ve - There's certainly an explosion of traffic on them, but we seem to go round and round as an industry on whether its better to build your own or just work with one of the big guys.
mhhf1ve
4/3/2017 6:57:36 PM
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Re: Build CDN
<Rather unusually, ITV only used one CDN provider, while most online service providers work with at least two.>
> "Is that a reflection of some deep loyalty to the one they use or a distrust of all others?"
I think it could simply be a matter of geographic competition -- in some smaller areas, the use of multi-CDNs doesn't provide all that much redundancy or efficiency. Over a wider area, the benefits increase as CDN networks actually differ more significantly.
Ariella
4/3/2017 5:46:28 PM
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<Rather unusually, ITV only used one CDN provider, while most online service providers work with at least two.>
@Adi that is surprising. Is that a reflection of some deep loyaltyto the one they use or a distrust of all others?
mhhf1ve
4/3/2017 3:26:02 PM
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Re: Build CDN
Every provider has to determine whether bulding a CDN would be in their best interests (depending on their own network footprint, etc, etc). But it certainly looks like more CDN capabilities will be in demand in the foreseeable future, so it would likely benefit larger networks to obtain the ability somehow.
It may be quicker to go out and buy a Level3 than to build one... :P
clrmoney
4/3/2017 12:08:50 PM
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Build CDN
I think they should Build the CDN because they say they can offer something different and hopefully it turns out great for the best.
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