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Convergence of Internet and TV: The Commercial Viability of P2P Content Delivery

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Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST 2008)

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The popularity of (illegal) P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing has a disruptive impact on Internet traffic and business models of content providers. In addition, several studies have found an increasing demand for bandwidth consuming content, such as video, on the Internet. Although P2P systems have been put forward as a scalable and inexpensive model to deliver such content, there has been relatively little economic analysis of the potentials and obstacles of P2P systems as a legal and commercial content distribution model. Many content providers encounter uncertainties regarding the adoption or rejection of P2P networks to spread content over the Internet. The recent launch of several commercial, legal P2P content distribution platforms increases the importance of an integrated analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT).

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De Boever, J. (2009). Convergence of Internet and TV: The Commercial Viability of P2P Content Delivery. In: Cordeiro, J., Hammoudi, S., Filipe, J. (eds) Web Information Systems and Technologies. WEBIST 2008. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01344-7_23

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