--- title: CDN Challenges for Content Streamers | Netskrt White Paper description: Learn how CDN capacity changes and live sports traffic spikes are reshaping video delivery and why streaming platforms should rethink CDN strategy. image: https://www.netskrt.io/hubfs/netskrt_theme/Images/Blog%20Images/Shifting%20Streamer%20Landscape%20Image.webp --- [Skip Navigation or Skip to Content](https://www.netskrt.io/resources/wp-shifting-landscape-for-contentstreamers#skipToMain) [![Netskrt\_Logo](https://www.netskrt.io/hubfs/netskrt_theme/Images/Netskrt_Logo.svg)](https://www.netskrt.io) - [Platform](https://www.netskrt.io/platform-overview) Platform Netskrt cdn [Platform Overview Edge-first CDN built for modern streaming delivery.](https://www.netskrt.io/platform-overview) [How It Works The architecture behind edge caching, ISP deployment, and delivery control.](https://www.netskrt.io/how-it-works-comp) Network [Coverage Map Netskrt’s global deployment and delivery footprint](https://www.netskrt.io/coverage) [Network & Infrastructure Partners The ecosystem supporting Netskrt deployments](https://www.netskrt.io/partners-page) [ISP Partners Control streaming-driven bandwidth costs and improve subscriber experience.](https://www.netskrt.io/solutions-netskrt-for-isps) Start Here New to Netskrt? See how the platform works and why it’s different from traditional CDN delivery. ![platform-header-cta](https://www.netskrt.io/hs-fs/hubfs/netskrt_theme/Images/platform-header-cta.webp?width=240&height=224&name=platform-header-cta.webp) [Watch overview](https://www.netskrt.io/platform-overview#overviewvideo) - [Solutions](https://www.netskrt.io/solutions-netskrt-for-isps) Solutions FOR CONTENT PROVIDERS [Live Streaming Scale concurrent viewers during sports, news, and live events](https://www.netskrt.io/solutions-live-streaming) [Video on Demand Improve delivery consistency for high-demand VOD libraries](https://www.netskrt.io/video-on-demand)   [Major Content Releases Handle premieres, launches, and traffic surges without overbuilding](https://www.netskrt.io/major-releases) [Gaming & Software Delivery Improve distribution of large game files, software packages and updates](https://www.netskrt.io/gaming-software) WORTH A READ See how live streaming demand and a changing CDN landscape are reshaping delivery strategy for content providers. ![Solution-Header-CTA](https://www.netskrt.io/hs-fs/hubfs/netskrt_theme/Images/Solution-Header-CTA.webp?width=480&height=448&name=Solution-Header-CTA.webp) [Read the white paper](https://www.netskrt.io/resources/wp-shifting-landscape-for-contentstreamers) - [Resources](https://www.netskrt.io/resources) Resources TECHNICAL RESOURCES [White Papers & Briefs Research, product briefs, white papers and technical content](https://www.netskrt.io/resources) INSIGHTS [Blog & Articles Stay updated on perspectives on streaming delivery, edge infrastructure, technical insights and company news](https://www.netskrt.io/blog) UPCOMING EVENTS Meet Netskrt at upcoming industry events and conferences. ![Upcoming-Event-Card-1](https://www.netskrt.io/hs-fs/hubfs/netskrt_theme/Images/Upcoming-Event-Card-1.webp?width=480&height=448&name=Upcoming-Event-Card-1.webp) [Join us at IBC2026](https://show.ibc.org/) [Talk to us](https://www.netskrt.io/resources/wp-shifting-landscape-for-contentstreamers#popup-form) White Paper # The Shifting Landscape for Content Streamers [Back to Netskrt 
Resources](https://www.netskrt.io/resources) Introduction On January 16, 2007 the world changed in an epochal way. Netflix launched its online streaming service. Although “the future” took longer to arrive than most had anticipated back in those heady days, it’s finally here. In May, 2025, according to research from Nielsen, streaming over-the-top (OTT) video in the United States eclipsed cable and broadcast TV combined. And while it has taken almost two decades to arrive at this point, it’s not difficult to envision the day when virtually all video is streamed as unicast IP sessions over broadband or cellular connections. But clouds are on the horizon. The vast majority of streaming video to date has been of the on-demand variety. Arguably, video on demand (VOD), while representing a massive increase in traffic for all aspects of the internet infrastructure, is a relatively straight forward use case. Basically, Shifting Landscape for Content Streamers large files transferred to playback apps that can buffer a few seconds of content locally to minimize underruns. Even 4k is just (a lot) more bytes. The clouds on the horizon represent a streaming use case that is relatively newer and much more challenging: the streaming of live content, especially sports. ##### Edge Caching for ISPs [Access full report](https://www.netskrt.io/resources/wp-shifting-landscape-for-contentstreamers#Downloadreport) #### Access the Full Report White Paper The Shifting Landscape for Content Streamers Over the past few years there have been a number of well-publicized exits from the CDN market, some due to bankruptcy and others due to thoughtful business decisions. In either case, roughly half a petabit per second of capacity has simply gone away. This should be alarming because for most streaming platforms, i.e., those employing “multi-CDN” strategies, CDNs are strategic suppliers that are vital to their long-term business interests. These two herculean challenges—massive traffic spikes associated with live sports and a financially weakened underlying delivery infrastructure—mean that streaming platforms need to rethink their relationships with CDNs ![thumbnailwhitepapernetskrt](https://www.netskrt.io/hs-fs/hubfs/thumbnailwhitepapernetskrt.jpg?width=242&height=209&name=thumbnailwhitepapernetskrt.jpg) Read White Paper Introduction ## Explore more ways to 
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