BitTorrent is throwing its hat into the reside streaming ring with its upcoming app, BitTorrent Reside. The app will supply reside video content material for information, music, sports activities, and extra. However in contrast to different reside streaming choices resembling Sling TV or Hulu‘s upcoming product, BitTorrent Reside will use peer-to-peer know-how.
From BitTorrent:
Powered by our proprietary and patented peer-to-peer stay streaming protocol, BitTorrent Stay permits for giant audiences to view reside video with sub 10-second latency and with out the necessity for an costly CDN or pre-provisioning. With BitTorrent Stay, each viewer can also be a broadcaster. This enables the video stream to stay robust and for the printed to be as scalable as conventional Over-the-Air TV.
The app will function a free channel package deal when it launches with the next channels:
- AWE
- Clubbing TV
- FAST&FUN
- Fightbox
- Filmbox Arthouse
- Heroes TV
- Newsmax
- NUsicTV
- OANN
- One World Sports activities
- OpenNews TV
- Pursuit Channel
- TWiT
BitTorrent Stay will add numerous different channels over time, together with subscription, ad-supported, and Pay-Per-View choices. BitTorrent has not but introduced a launch date for the app, although it is going to be out there on Android later this yr.