Articles & Editorial

An established writer, Dan's articles on streaming and online video business models and technology have been translated into four languages and are regularly published in major trade magazines and websites around the world.

He writes every day on his blog at BusinessOfVideo.com which is syndicated by many portals including Yahoo! Finance and SeekingAlpha.com and his blog is one of the most widely read sites for analysts, venture capitalists and money managers who cover companies in the online video sector.

He is also Series Editor for a line of video related books for Focal Press entitled “The Dan Rayburn Hands On Guide” Series and co-authored the first business focused book on the industry, “The Business of Streaming & Digital Media” and also has authored a book in the NAB Executive Technology Briefings series entitled “Streaming and Digital Media.”

The lastest list of Dan's articles can be found on StreamingMedia.com and on additional websites like GigaOm.com and SeekingAlpha.com.

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June 2010 - Hulu Is Not A Threat To Netflix

June 2010 - Report: New Apple TV To Cost $99, Subscription Service Needed To Go With It

Mar 2010 - Bandwidth Isn't Free, Distribution Isn't Free, So Why Should Content Be Free?

Mar 2010 - Test Results Published Show Flash Is Not a "CPU Hog" Like Apple Claims

Dec 2009 - TV Everywhere: The Future of Television, or Another Over-Hyped Promise?

Dec 2009 - Latest Data Shows HD Video Adoption Growing, But At A Very Slow Rate

Aug 2009 - Debunking Some Myths Of The Google/On2 Deal, Questioning VP8's Quality

July 2009 - Even With CDN Pricing Problems, Akamai Still Not Doing Enough To Spur Growth

June 2009 - CDN Pricing From 2005 Shows The Rapid Decline In Bandwidth Costs

Mar 2009 - Detailing Netflix's Streaming Costs: Average Movie Costs Five Cents To Deliver

Mar 2009 - Microsoft, Adobe and the Industry Need To Agree On An HD Video Standard

Jan 2009 - Akamai: About 3.8 M Simultaneous Obama Streams, Details Capping Of Customers

Jan 2009 - Video CDN Pricing Stable In Q4: Discounts Given For Lower Bandwidth Tiers

Nov 2008 - Why Amazon's CDN Offering Is No Threat To Akamai, Limelight or CDN Pricing

Nov 2008 - Hard Times Are Good For The Online Video Industry: Don't Give Into The Scare

Oct 2008 - Review: Hands-On With Netflix Movies On The XBOX 360, HD Included

Oct 2008 - Limelight's Recent Network Buildout Lowering CDN Pricing, Impacting Margins