Tag: Bit Torrent
BitTorrent will launch a download service offering movies, music, TV programmes and games tomorrow (Monday), according to the New York Times.
The programming comes from studios, including Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount and Warner Brothers, that previously announced their intention to work with BitTorrent. There is also a new partner: the 83-year-old Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which will take part by making 100 films available on the site from its 4,000-movie library.
The BitTorrent store will work slightly differently than rival digital media...
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BitTorrent wanted uTorrent because it is smalland well written piece of software.
We are pleased to announce that BitTorrent, Inc. and µTorrent AB have decided to join forces. BitTorrent has acquired µTorrent as it recognized the merits of µTorrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community. Bringing together µTorrent's efficient implementation and compelling UI with BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols will significantly benefit the community with what we envision will be the best BitTorrent...
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Om Malik of GigaOM reports on the rumor:
Sources say BitTorrent, the company trying to monetize the peer-to-peer distribution software of the same name, is close to raising a substantial round of funding. The round is estimated at $15 million. BitTorrent previously raised $8.75 million from Doll Capital Management, something we also heard rumored3 before it happened.
We've all heard the rumors about movie studios potentially releasing films over the Internet, now it's about to become reality with the help of bittorrent.
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