The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the global entertainment business, and the crisis poses an unprecedented challenge to all parts of the film and television industries. European countries have been among the fastest to respond by introducing measures to help employees and companies hit by COVID-19 and the financial damage inflicted by lockdown regulations.
Disney to Limit Disney+ Streaming Traffic in Europe to Ease Coronavirus-Related Congestion
22.03.2020 - 06:25 / hollywoodreporter.com
Disney has announced that will put in place a measure to lower the overall bandwidth utilization of its Disney+ service when it launches in Europe later this month, as thecontinent deals with heavily burdened networks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"In line with Disney’s longstanding commitment to act responsibly, we are responding to the request of European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton to work together to ensure the smooth functioning of the broadband infrastructure," said
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Italy, France, Spain Grapple With Streaming Future to Combat Coronavirus Economic Damage
With Italy, France and Spain in full lockdown in the face of the unrelenting coronavirus outbreak, their respective film industries are preparing to take exceptional measures that could limit the anticipated economic damage by opening themselves up to an uncharted gamble in streaming.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Instagram Throttle Internet Streams in Europe
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Disney+ to launch in UK with lower streaming quality due to coronavirus crisis
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20.03.2020 / 17:35
YouTube to Limit Streaming Traffic in Europe to Avoid Congestion Amid Coronavirus
Google's YouTube said Friday that it has agreed to reduce its streaming quality in Europe, including the U.K., to standard definition for the next month to help avoid internet congestion amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move, in response to a request from EU Internal Market and Services Commissioner Thierry Breton, comes a day after Netflix unveiled a similar initiative.High definition streams require more online bandwidth, potentially causing broadband congestion during peak times.
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20.03.2020 / 15:53
YouTube to Limit Streaming Traffic in Europe to Avoid Congestion Amid Coronavirus
Google's YouTube said Friday that it has agreed to reduce its streaming quality in Europe, including the U.K., to standard definition for the next month to help avoid internet congestion amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Linda Lusardi, 61, gives health update amid coronavirus symptoms saying she’s ‘never felt so ill ever'
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20.03.2020 / 13:43
YouTube Joins Netflix in Move to Reduce Video Quality in Europe During Coronavirus Crisis
YouTube will limit streaming in European countries to standard-definition video by default, following a similar move by Netflix to curtail bandwidth usage across the continent amid the coronavirus pandemic.