Ready to break the internet? Netflix’s “House of Cards” premiere is a big test of how video gets...

During that primetime, about a third of all internet traffic heading into North American homes is carrying data-heavy movies and TV shows from Netflix. Transmitting all those bits will become an increasingly severe challenge as more people opt for streaming video over traditional television. Even though TV and the internet often travel over the same pipes, the infrastructure to make each work is vastly different. And the internet is way behind. - Zachary M. Seward, Quartz

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