Various on-demand movie and tv services popping up the last couple of years have introduced some new terminology to most of us who are not technologically savvy, and who are just beginning to explore the vast, uncharted territories known as the worldwide web. One term that is practically a household term is streaming. The concept of streaming is not new. Radio and television are streamed. Streaming is, in a nutshell, a delivery method for media. We can stream anything that may be digitalized, including music, watching movies online, sports, and television shows.

One statistic which will surprise lots of individuals is that 30% of all internet traffic today is from Netflix streams alone. And over-the-top (OTT) media consumption from distributors like Netflix, Hulu Plus and SuperPass is projected to improve by 60% over the following 24 months.

To clarify, there are two kinds of video streaming - live and on-demand.