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YouTube will lower stream quality to handle surge as people stay at homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAmazon’s Prime Video, the world’s second-largest streaming service, is set to join YouTube and
Netflix in reducing the speed of its streams across Europe to make sure broadband networks can handle the surge in usage as millions are confined to their homes.
It is understood that the
BBC is discussing whether to implement similar temporary measures for the iPlayer, which has the largest
UK audience of any streaming service, along with Disney+, which launches across most of western Europe and the UK next week.