Rush of fans on Internet TV paralyzes the Internet
Various Internet TV providers were unable to keep their promise of serving up live World Cup football in perfect quality on the screen at the touch of a button. Providers such as Zattoo and Wilmaa were unable to cope with the large crowds without glitches.
When the opening match of the World Cup kicked off last week, the servers were unable to cope with the enormous demand from fans and went down in some cases. At Zattoo.com, the pioneer of online television, many users were unable to log in at all. At competitor Wilmaa.com, too, the picture sometimes remained static for several minutes. According to Handelsblatt, Nick Brambring from Zattoo admits that they have been working hard to solve the problem and have been successful. The acid test now comes with the match between Switzerland and Spain, for which Zattoo expects peak capacities of up to 100,000 viewers.
On the other hand, the start of the World Cup went without incident for the live streaming service of Swiss television SF, according to Walter Bachmann, Head of the Multimedia Center. However, their viewer numbers were also lower. SF's Internet TV service has so far reached its peak with 120,00 simultaneous users during the match between Denmark and the Netherlands.
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On the other hand, the start of the World Cup went without incident for the live streaming service of Swiss television SF, according to Walter Bachmann, Head of the Multimedia Center. However, their viewer numbers were also lower. SF's Internet TV service has so far reached its peak with 120,00 simultaneous users during the match between Denmark and the Netherlands.
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