> the Internet is changing how we watch television and movies

> in January 2005, there was no YouTube—now users are downloading 1 million videos a day

> Netflix mails 1.4 million DVDs a day, and plans to send movies over the Internet

> Wal-Mart accounts for 40% of all DVD sales in the USA and they plan to start delivering DVDs over the Internet

> Xbox 360 users can download HD videos directly to their console

> Amazon’s “Unbox” let’s you rent and watch movies over the Internet

> Apple iTunes sells music, TV shows and movies over the Internet, and has a new device that allows you to beam the programs to your TV

> Sony has released a TV that connects directly to the Internet

> Sling Media allows you to watch programs from your TV and DVR remotely over the Internet

> downloading an HD movie takes more bandwidth than viewing 35,000 different web pages or downloading 2,300 songs from iTunes music stores

> the Exaflood is coming—soon the Internet will need to accommodate for 1,000,000,000 Gigabytes or 1 Exabyte

> service providers will soon offer 100 megabyte/second service, 50% faster than currently available

> planning is underway for 1 gigabyte service