BitTorrent goes video
p2p news / p2pnet: BitTorrent is developing a video download website to distribute movies online. They’re still negotiating with several movie studios, but they’ve selected GNi to ‘host’ their online Video Store.
GNi signed an agreement with BitTorrent Inc to provide an IP transit Internet address for streaming videos at one gigabit per second. GNi’s Service Level Agreement (SLA) with BitTorrent guarantees 99.999 percent uptime.
Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorrent stated:
"BitTorrent is emerging as a key player for distribution of video content over the Internet and needs bandwidth providers that can keep pace with our growth. GNi’s reliability and flexibility were key factors in our decision to work with them, so we can focus on the best user experience for our service."
GNi provides multi-carrier/multi-homed Internet transit, managed services and 24/7 ‘remote hands’ support to maximize uptime, eliminate points of failure, and provide reliable service for mission-critical applications. GNi provides their service to clients such as Symantec, HP and the Oakland Raiders. GNi guarantees 99.999% uptime and High Quality service.Bittorrent inc. is planning a video download website to distribute movies online.
Derek Wise, president and ceo of GNi said:
"We’re excited about working with BitTorrent, Their video distribution model presents some interesting challenges that allow us to demonstrate our innovative approach to delivering the best Internet services and support."
Torrentfreak – The Netherlands
June 28th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
nice!
June 28th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Nice! – But its C.R.A.P (DRM), so not so nice…. and you have to pay for the C.R.A.P (DRM=Digital Rights Management for corporate copyright owners but its Digital Restrictions Management for the end consumer).
How about somebody with the Pirate Bay’s outlook buying a gigabit connection to seed files? That would be a lot better. Free downloads, no DRM. They gonna need a lot of donations to pay for that gigabit line though.
June 29th, 2006 at 10:59 am
you sound like you have a “Pirate Bay outlook” yourself…so “how about” you getting it set up and start doing it. it’s your idea and you should have first crack at it.
July 5th, 2006 at 6:32 am
on every torrent i connect to… sitting there idle. will people switch to utorrent please!