It turns out that YouTube and Netflix are lowering the video bit rate in some areas, why?



Netflix, a video streaming distribution service, announced on March 19, 2020 that it will reduce the bit rate of distribution movies targeting Europe for about one month. Also, YouTube has revealed that the quality of the movie in the default display will be reduced, targeting Europe.

Netflix will reduce its European network traffic by 25 percent to manage surge-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/19/21187078/netflix-europe-streaming-european-union-bit-rate-broadband-coronavirus

Netflix, YouTube cut video quality in Europe after pressure from EU official | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/netflix-and-youtube-cut-streaming-quality-in-europe-to-handle-pandemic/

Netflix told IT media The Verge, 'Netflix has decided to reduce the bitrate of all streams in Europe over a 30-day period, resulting in approximately 25% of Netflix-related traffic across Europe. We expect to see a reduction and a better service for our users. '

Netflix has been using a program called Open Connect since 2011 to adjust Netflix traffic by region. Netflix has also revealed to The Verge that it is using tools to automatically adjust the quality of the video being distributed based on bandwidth.

By adjusting the video stream quality according to the traffic, users are stressed, such as 'the network is heavy and the video cannot be accessed at all', 'the video does not read easily, and the video is interrupted even during viewing' Will not occur.

Also, YouTube, the world's largest video distribution site, said, `` In Europe, the default video quality is temporarily changed from automatic setting to standard resolution ( 480p ) '', and this change covers Europe and the United Kingdom To apply for 30 days. Google, the parent company of YouTube, told IT media ArsTechnica that `` network usage has peaked only a few times '' `` Measures to automatically adjust the system to further reduce network usage I am taking it. '



The streaming image quality restrictions by Netflix and YouTube this time are: `` Because it is expected that an increase in waiting at home in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) will lead to an increase in traffic, the European Commission has decided that Netflix and The media reported, 'The result of working with YouTube.' 'We're at home to beat COVID-19. We're at home for remote work and video streaming,' said European Commission President Thierry Breton in a phone call with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. This can be very useful, but it can put a strain on your infrastructure. '



In addition, BT , a British Internet service provider, says that Internet usage has certainly increased by 35 to 60% compared to normal time, but traffic has increased the most during game updates and live streaming of soccer We did not have any problems at the time, and we believe that the network still has room. Also major While Cloudflare of the company acknowledges the increase in traffic, `` Even though individual apps and web services may be stopped due to delays in development and difficulties due to blockade measures, the core of the Internet is robust, so the Internet itself It won't be unusable. '

Cloudflare publishes `` how internet traffic has changed due to the new coronavirus ''-gigazine

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