Netflix and other streaming platforms urged to switch to SD during COVID-19 crisis

Netflix and other streaming platforms urged to switch to SD during COVID-19 crisis

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/keep-calm-and-switch-to-sd/

The European Commission is putting pressure on Netflix and other streaming platforms to switch to standard definition during periods of peak demand as the coronavirus crisis puts unprecedented load on Internet infrastructure.

Across the European Union — a region with around 445M citizens —  it’s likely many millions of office workers will switch to teleworking, as countries impose quarantine measures and instruct people to work from home wherever possible. The European Commission itself, which employs around 32,000 people, moved all non-critical staff to remote work at the start of this week.

Netflix and other streaming platforms urged to switch to SD during COVID-19 crisis

Mar 19, 2020, 4:45pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/keep-calm-and-switch-to-sd/ > The European Commission is putting pressure on Netflix and other streaming platforms to switch to standard definition during periods of peak demand as the coronavirus crisis puts unprecedented load on Internet infrastructure. > Across the European Union — a region with around 445M citizens —  it’s likely many millions of office workers will switch to teleworking, as countries impose quarantine measures and instruct people to work from home wherever possible. The European Commission itself, which employs around 32,000 people, moved all non-critical staff to remote work at the start of this week.