Internet video streaming grew over 200 percent in 2000, according to DFC

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According to a new report from DFC Intelligence, video streaming on the Internet grew 215 percent in 2000 to over 900 million total streams accessed.

This includes broadband streams, which made up almost 29 percent of total accesses. The report also estimates that as much as 15 percent of available stream inventory is now being exploited with in-stream advertising.

"Expanding content availability, increasing bandwidth, better promotion and program innovations really helped spur the streaming video marketplace throughout 2000," said Paul Palumbo, lead author of the report.

Some of the big streaming video success stories of the past year include the 2000 election controversy, BigBros2000.com, Survivor, music videos and Internet films.

The 275-page report, "Interactive Broadcast Video: Streaming Video Market Analysis 1998-2004," contains detailed data analysis of the past three years of Internet streaming video usage by event, channel, network and destination.

Source: DFC
With contributions by Tom Butts, Managing Editor