Video Streaming Eradicates Piracy
Threaten Traditional Distribution
Video streaming in the US market is quickly eradicating illegal content downloading, but also is threatening traditional packaged sales of music, TV and film, according to the most recent findings from the Global Web Index, a collaboration between Lightspeed Research and Trendstream.
According to the research, watching online video has become mainstream, with almost 70% of US internet users watching video clips, 28% watching full-length TV and video programming and 19% sharing videos. Nearly three in 10 (29%) of US internet users have downloaded free TV shows/films.
