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Netflix related traffic accounts for almost a third of all information downloaded in North America during peak usage periods, according to Sandvine, experts in analyzing Internet and broadband trends.   During the most recent period, Netflix's share of Internet traffic increased 44% from the last Sandvine report seven months ago, when Netflix represented approximately 20% of peak download traffic.  In the current report, Netflix traffic was responsible for 29.7% of all Internet related activity, surpassing even peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology BitTorrent. This makes Netflix traffic the single largest broadband consumer. When Netflix traffic is added to other real-time entertainment services, including Google's YouTube, the total consumption climbs to nearly half (49.2%) of all North American Internet traffic during peak periods.  The other applications rounding out the top five are BitTorrent (17%), HTTP (17%), YouTube (10%), and Flash Video (4%).  In comparison Facebook only consumed 2% and ITunes just over 3%.

As recently reported by Sandvine, Netflix traffic accounts for an astounding 29.7% of all peak Internet traffic. In the weeks that followed that report, Netflix has angered customers by first significantly raising prices, then enforcing a controversial policy limiting the streaming of media to only one device at a time - preventing one family member from watching a movie on one device while another watches a movie on another.

"etflix offrira dans son service en ligne des séries télé en français de la Société Radio-Canada. Il pourrait s'agir d'une des premières offres de contenu en français dans ce service en ligne.  Netflix, un fournisseur américain de contenu télévisuel et cinématographique en ligne, en continu, à la demande et par abonnement, ajoutera à son offre au cours des prochaines semaines des séries télévisuelles francophones de la Société Radio-Canada. Les deux parties ont établi une entente pluriannuelle à cet effet."

"Roku founder Anthony Wood runs a startup that, along with companies like Apple and Microsoft, sells hardware that's bringing Web video to home television screens. It's no wonder his nine-year-old daughter prefers to watch her favorite Disney shows on Netflix at her whim, rather than surf Disney's own 24-hour cable channel. This is one example of how traditional TV service providers are losing their hold on America's eyeballs. Internet-connected TVs are becoming the norm on store shelves, and today represent 12 percent of those in people's homes, according to a recent survey by NPD Group. These TVs, and devices like Roku's, make it easier for viewers to cut the cord on their expensive cable bills, and instead simply watch content provided by companies including Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Amazon, and Google on their big home screens."

When pay TV options came out in the 1980s the consumer was buying choice - more channels and more options for their prime time or daytime or anytime entertainment. But in today's world, where the choices are infinite and spread between Facbeook, So You Think You Can Dance and Angry Birds, consumers aren't demanding choice. So in today's world what I am actually buying when I buy TV packages, be they from a pay TV provider, Hulu, Amazon on Demand, or Netflix? After thinking about TV in this way, I realize that traditional cable is no longer about choice, it's about access: we have an abundance of choice, but not necessarily what we crave. As an access provider for content, cable has the widest depth of content right now, but it also costs the most. When I thought about what I was actually buying, it shed light on cable's problems but also led to insights about Netflix, content companies and broadcasters, and also helped me as consumer to think about TV in a new way that could help me better spend my money. For example, I don't have cable and this reaffirmed that call.

The New Market Places - Peer to Peer Collaborative Consumption March 10, 2011 at 8:55am Collaborative consumption market places are everywhere: media, car rental, lodging, staffing, textbooks, apparel, custom graphic design and even finance. Netflix shares DVDs among a large subscriber base. ZipCar and GetAround make car sharing easy. Travelers rent a local's apartment for a few days through HomeAway and 9Flats. College students rent textbooks from Chegg. Moms exchange children's clothing on ThredUp. Graphic designers create beautiful paper products and fulfill orders through Minted. Short term borrowers find loans from a community of individual lenders on Zopa and LendingClub.

eichtman Research Group (LRG ) recently published the results of a survey measuring the adoption of Internet connected televisions in the United States. According to the results of the survey, almost 40% of all U.S. households have at least one TV connected to the Internet. This is an increase from 10% last year, and 5% two years ago.

The Global Internet Phenomena Report: 1H 2012 shines a light on fixed and mobile data networks around the world,  identifying facts, fads, and the future trends that will shape the Internet's future. Within this report, we present a  mix of high-level observations, regional-focused analysis, deep-dives into specific subjects, and educational tidbits.   Communications service providers (CSPs) in particular are in the position to act on this information, but we believe  that the findings will be of interest to a wide range of readers.