BitTorrent
BitTorrent starting a TV service
Peer-to-peer protocol instead of a CDN
Going up against Amazon and YouTube
HOT on the heels of Amazon and YouTube, BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, is planning to launch a live streaming TV service. There will be both free and paid options.
Illegal Game of Thrones downloads a major driver of increasing piracy
There was a 45% increase in piracy worldwide from 2014, with episodes of Game of Thrones (Seasons 1-4) illegally downloaded more than seven million times between Feb 5 and April 6, 2015, according to Irdeto.
