The Onion, also known as “America’s Finest News Source” is a national news publication and website that offers award-winning news and views that readers can't get anywhere else. Every week, its attention grabbing headlines and photojournalism paint a unique picture of the world. More than 3 million people read The Onion each week, online and in print in select cities, making it by far the most popular news organization in the entire history of the world. A million more listen to Onion Radio News broadcasts coast to coast. In 2007, The Onion launched Onion News Network, its 24-hour video news network, which has since been awarded a Peabody and is planning a TV series on IFC in January 2011.
After a thorough evaluation of several top CDN providers, The Onion selected CDNetworks as one of two CDN vendors to handle their content delivery needs. After the other CDN provider experienced a major outage, The Onion diverted all their traffic to CDNetworks, which was able to handle the increased traffic with no interruption. The decision to continue with CDNetworks as The Onion’s single source CDN vendor was based on performance and value, as well as customer service and flexibility. CDNetworks Instant Self-Provisioning capability, which enables fast additions and modifications to any domain, was also a very attractive benefit for The Onion.
