Who does Apple use as their CDN???

[2010mini]

Figured I would ask this here as I get answers faster.

Does Apple use different CDNs for iOS and OS X in regards to movies TV shows etc??

The reason I ask is this: whenever I buy a movie/redeem a movie from any of my devices. It is automatically available for streaming on my Apple TV 3 and Mac Mini.

But the same movie takes days to show up on my iPad 4 or iPhone 5s for streaming....
What gives? Is apple using a different CDN for Apple TV and OS X than their phones and tablets?

 

[Adobe75]

Akamai in the past.

I've heard they're building their own now. ie - putting their content servers on ISPs' networks close to subscribers.

 

[2010mini]

So what's the deal with content taking a week to show up on my iPhone and iPad?

 

[iMac-Do-You?]

Might be a licensing thing. Apple TV and Mac Mini are 'fixed in place' devices, iPad and iPhone are mobile. Just a thought.

 

[sodapop1]

Figured I would ask this here as I get answers faster.

Does Apple use different CDNs for iOS and OS X in regards to movies TV shows etc??

The reason I ask is this: whenever I buy a movie/redeem a movie from any of my devices. It is automatically available for streaming on my Apple TV 3 and Mac Mini.

But the same movie takes days to show up on my iPad 4 or iPhone 5s for streaming....
What gives? Is apple using a different CDN for Apple TV and OS X than their phones and tablets?

Apple has built their own CDN but they are still using third party CDNs for some content. The following articles should provide some insight:
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/07/apples-cdn-now-live.html
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/apple-building-cdn-software-video-delivery.html

 

[soamz]

Is their CDN IP 17.xxx ?

 

[Tech198]

Akamai in the past.

I've heard they're building their own now. ie - putting their content servers on ISPs' networks close to subscribers.

And this is why they should go back to Akami....

Which subscribers would that be ?

Although Akami is expensive, which is probably why Apple did their own.

Apple has built their own CDN but they are still using third party CDNs for some content. The following articles should provide some insight:
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/07/apples-cdn-now-live.html
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/apple-building-cdn-software-video-delivery.html

Good artcles, but why Comcast,, now we know why content refuses to load..

While netflix still relies on Akami, i'v never has issues... Since Apple seems to forget that other ISP's use Akami servers to their users for "faster" performance as well.. Bandwidth just needs to keep becoming cheaper, that's all..

Apple's loss. Netflix gain..