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SVOD giant tries to make the case that Apple, Disney and itself have a vast, undiscovered global streaming market that they can all grow into

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings isn’t worried about Disney+ or Apple TV+.

On a frosty winter evening with downtown Chicago’s bustle subsiding outside his shuttered apartment window, a 24-year-old man whom we’ll call Johnny is about to cheat the NBA.

Video has long been pegged as the biggest driver of global internet traffic, but in terms of mobile, one video service has risen high above the rest.

A new study from Sandvine reports that pirated live TV is an increasing and costly problem for pay-TV providers, resulting in more than $4 billion in lost revenue for Communications Service Providers this year.

Millions of North Americans are using illegal TV services, research finds

Some 6.5% of households in North America are accessing pirated live television services each month, according to new research by Sandvine.

A new report says that 6.5% of North American households access a pirated video stream of a television service every month, potentially costing communications service providers as much as $4 billion in potential revenue.

According to Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight, a report focusing on paid subscription television piracy services from network intelligence  specialist Sandvine, reveals that 6.5 per cent of households in North America are accessing pirated live television services each month, an adoption rate that may cost Communication Service Providers (CSPs) over...

TV distributors will lose $4 billion in revenue because 6.5% of households in North America are accessing pirated live TV services each month, according to a new study by research firm Sandvine.