Delivering to More than Just a Browser

ContentAgenda reports today on an interesting study by ABI Research, on the coming expansion of IP-connected devices in the home:

Worldwide networking devices will more than triple in the next four years as more TVs and DVD players are connected to the Internet. Videogame consoles will continue to be the most prominent method North Americans use to transfer online videos to TVs, while set-top boxes such as Apple TV and Hulu will gain in popularity, an executive with research firm ABI Research said last week.

Almost a half-billion media devices will be connected to the Internet in 2012, up from 150 million this year and less than 100 million in 2007, said Michael Wolf, research director at ABI Research, in a conference last week.

At Limelight Networks, we’re seeing this explosive growth first-hand. Whether its games to an XBOX or Playstation, or the latest software patches to a Windows-based computer,  we already deliver content to much more than a web browser. What’s important for the digital media industry is that publishers see these new devices as an opportunity, and develop content that takes full advantage of their capabilities.

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