15 November 2005

More of us are turning to the Internet to get the latest headlines and breaking video news, suggests a new report.

According to the latest survey by video streaming company, VitalStream, almost three-quarters (71 per cent) of those questioned said they watched major news events by accessing video streams online.

The increasing number of high-speed broadband connections has meant more people are starting to ditch newspapers, radios and even TVs to catch the latest on the web.

"VitalStream experiences huge increases in bandwidth demand during major events like the landfall of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, with traffic more than triple that of normal daily levels," said Jack Waterman, chief executive of the company behind the research, VitalStream Holdings.

Research director at AccuStream iMedia Research, Paul Palumbo has also revealed that around three billion news and information streams were sent out during last year alone.

This is set to grow another 20 per cent to well over 3.5 billion streams by the end of this year. This would mean that online news streams would make up a fifth of the total online entertainment and media market.

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