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Dan Rayburn

Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President , StreamingMedia.comExecutive Vice President
StreamingMedia.com
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Dan Rayburn is Executive Vice President for StreamingMedia.com and is recognized by many as the voice for the streaming and online video industry. He is a sought after speaker, writer, publisher and consultant and his work has been featured in print and online by nearly every major media outlet over the past 14 years. He co-founded one of the industry's first streaming media webcasting production companies successfully acquired by Digital Island for $70M. He has his own line of books for Focal Press entitled "The Dan Rayburn Hands On Guide" Series, with eight titles available in print. Regularly consulted by the media, he has been featured in hundreds of print and on-line articles and is a sought after expect in patent cases involving IP based video. He is a regular analyst to the investment community and his BusinessOfVideo.com blog is one of the most widely read sites for analysts, venture capitalists and financial money managers who cover companies in the online video sector. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2002 - present Executive Vice President
StreamingMedia.com

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CDN Highwinds Raises $55 Million, Targeting Resellers | 04-14-2008
Analysis of: CDN Highwinds Raises $55 Million, Targeting Resellers | blog.streamingmedia.com
Author: Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President , StreamingMedia.com

In March, Highwinds announced it had raised $55 million from General Catalyst Partners and Alta Communications. Highwinds plans to use the capital to do additional build out of their network named "RollingThunder" which includes a CDN offering.

CDNs Getting Ready To Benefit From Higher Bitrate Content | 04-14-2008
Analysis of: CDNs Getting Ready To Benefit From Higher Bitrate Content | blog.streamingmedia.com
Author: Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President , StreamingMedia.com

Of all the calls I do with analysts, money managers and others tracking the content delivery market, rarely do those I speak with ask about video birates. For me, the growth of the content delivery market and the very success of the CDNs relies heavily on the trend we see developing for increased bitrates....

P2P Vendors Struggling, CDNs Not Interested In Adopting | 04-14-2008
Analysis of: P2P Vendors Struggling, CDNs Not Interested In Adopting | blog.streamingmedia.com
Author: Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President , StreamingMedia.com

About six months ago, I was really convinced that P2P might start to get some traction in the new year and that we would see some content owners commit to the technology. But aside from the Pando Networks and NBC deal, as we enter Q2 not much has transpired from the end of last year. P2P networks are...

Akamai, Limelight and The Writers Strike: What It Really Means | 04-14-2008
Author: Dan Rayburn, Executive Vice President , StreamingMedia.com

Limelight put out earnings this week and once again, many analysts are unfairly comparing Limelight and Akamai numbers and data. Why is it that so many analysts and reporters are willing to make very specific statements about CDN providers, but do so using general terms? Sounds confusing just saying...

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