BitTorrent Announces Exclusive TV Shows

An anonymous reader writes BitTorrent today announced an exclusive partnership with Rapid Eye Studios to launch BitTorrent Originals. In short, the two will identify, produce, and distribute original video content for the BitTorrent Bundle platform, the company's direct-to-fan publishing platform. BitTorrent Originals will be timed exclusives, meaning they will debut on the BitTorrent Bundle platform and only be available there for 30 to 60 days. After the BitTorrent exclusive window closes, each project will be available through other distribution channels.

This is brilliant!

[Gription]

If they become an established content providor it will force torrents to be treated like an intrenched pipeline like cable, satellite, or broadcast.

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[bloodhawk]

unlikely. unknown content provider with unknown content quality. Even if it is great content it would most like just trigger providers to crack down harder on torrents as many have vested interests in content providers.

Re:This is brilliant!

[nospam007]

"If they become an established content providor..."

They already have been my sole provider for many, many years.

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[spire3661]

Torrent is a PROTOCOL. Your go-to examples are FTP, HTTP etc. Torrent is already a legitimate source of data, it doesn't need help. Blizzard uses it, practically all Linux distros use it, no one can say it doesn't have legitimate use.

Timed Exclusive?

[Anonymous Coward]

I imagine the shows will be available on bittorrent long after their 30-60 day window...

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[gigaherz]

And long before the window ends...

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[johnsnails]

beat me :s

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[Drantin]

The exclusivity is what is timed, not the availability.

Game of Thrones

[jfdavis668]

Isn't Game of Thrones exclusive to BitTorrent already?

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[Anonymous Coward]

No, there are still some peoplel that watch it on HBO.

Re:Game of Thrones

[jfdavis668]

Bittorrent should sue HBO for copyright infringement.

Never heard of these guys.

[westlake]

Rapid Eye Studios has an "Coming soon" webpage.

The web equivalent of the sign on the whale-shaped car wash that went out of business during the Carter Administration.

Rapid Eye has three incredibly obscure six month old six minute videos posted to YouTube. Rapid Eye Studios [youtube.com] and of course a Facebook page. Children of the Machine [facebook.com]

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[CurryCamel]

And last I checked, BitTorrent was a p2p protocol...
Time marches on, I guess.

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[Enfixed]

Well, no.

Name one (affordable) video service that:
1) Let's me pre-download the full quality video in it's entirety.
2) Provides it in a format usable on almost any device.
3) Allows me to copy to another device.
4) Has every movie I want, not just select titles from specific studios.
5) Doesn't treat me like I'm a criminal.

If someone can give me that, my money is theirs. For now Netflix is still sadly the best legal service.