Editing Video on demand (section)

== Role of peer-to-peer file sharing ==
[[Peer-to-peer]] (P2P) [[file sharing|file-sharing]] software allows the distribution of content without the linear costs associated with centralised [[streaming media]]. This innovation proved it is technically possible to offer the consumer potentially every film ever made, and the popularity and ease of use of such services may have motivated the rise of centralised video-on-demand services. Some services such as [[Spotify]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Ernesto|title=Spotify: A Massive P2P Network, Blessed by Record Labels|url=http://torrentfreak.com/spotify-a-massive-p2p-network-blessed-by-record-labels-110617/|access-date=22 March 2014|archive-date=22 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322224907/http://torrentfreak.com/spotify-a-massive-p2p-network-blessed-by-record-labels-110617/|url-status=live}}</ref> use peer-to-peer distribution to better scale their platforms. [[Netflix]] was reported to be considering switching to a P2P model<ref>{{cite web|last=Brinkmann|first=Martin|title=Could Netflix switch to P2P to lower ISP pressure?|date=22 March 2014|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2014/03/22/netflix-switch-p2p-lower-isp-pressure/|access-date=22 March 2014|archive-date=22 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322192051/http://www.ghacks.net/2014/03/22/netflix-switch-p2p-lower-isp-pressure/|url-status=live}}</ref> to cope with [[net neutrality]] problems from [[Downstream (networking)|downstream]] providers.