What is Content delivery?
{{unreferenced|date=January 2012}} '''Content delivery''' describes the delivery of [[media (communication)|media]] [[content (media)|content]] such as [[Sound recording and reproduction|audio]], [[motion graphics|video]], [[computer software]] and [[video game]]s over a delivery medium such as [[broadcasting]] or the [[Internet]]. Content delivery has two parts: * Delivery of finished content for [[online distribution]], with its accompanying [[metadata]] * Delivery of the end product to the [[consumer]] Specialist networks known as [[content delivery network]]s have distribute digital content on the Internet. Alternative technologies for content delivery include [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]] technologies. Content can only be delivered if it exists. If it does not exist, several techniques and methods can be used for content creation or content regeneration. Alternatively, [[content delivery platform]]s create and syndicate content remotely, acting like hosted [[content management system]]s. [[Category:Mass media]] [[en:Content delivery]]