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BitTorrent plans ‘live news channel’

Peer-to-peer video sharing platform BitTorrent is looking to launch a “tent-pole live news channel” to run on its recently launched live video streaming platform. The plans, which were reported first by Variety, were detailed in a job ad for a San Francisco-based news director – the “first dedicated member” of the BitTorrent news channel team. […]

Roku still most popular streaming media player

Roku is still the most popular streaming media player in the US, accounting for 30% of players sold in the year to March, according to figures compiled by Parks Associates. According to the research unveiled this week at INTX, Amazon is now running in equal second place with Google, each with 22% of the market, […]

BitTorrent launches live OTT platform with free channel line-up

Peer-to-peer video sharing platform BitTorrent has launched a multichannel app for live and linear programming at the INTX event in the US. BitTorrent claims that its BitTorrent Live app solves the problems associated with provisioning and latency of live online broadcasting. The platform, which will offer a mix of content spanning news, sports, music, technology […]