RE: FN-FORUM: streaming video encoding and hosting

date posted 22nd August 2003 14:16

> Host the video content in the US, cost will have two factors,
> one is size of the encoded clips in terms of disk space.
> Multiply that with number of potential downloads and you'll
> get bandwidth requirement. We provide some US hosted
> packages aimed at high bandwidth requirements.

Also issue with that is that if most of the users are in the UK, having
content that relies on being delivered quickly hosted in the states
could be a problem.

We faced that problem on a music video site I did. Yes hosting was a lot
cheaper in the states but as we were pushing close to 30gigs per day, it
needed to be in the UK. Eventually found a good and unlimited (but
expensive) bandwidth partner.

G