BitTorrent is launching an online download site which will legally provide film, TV shows, music, games and other media, writes Silicon.com. The new BitTorrent Entertainment Network will launch with 5,000 titles which are guaranteed to be legitimate and free of viruses. New release films will be available to rent for $3.99 each (£2.03), with older titles costing $2.99 (£1.02). Users will have one month to start watching a film and 24 hours in which to complete it once started. TV shows and music videos will cost $1.99 (£1.03) each though they will not have any time-restriction. Content will be protected by Microsoft’s digital rights management software to prevent unauthorised copying. BitTorrent will launch the site with content from 20th Century Fox News Corp, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Lionsgate Entertainment Corp, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., Paramount Pictures and MTV Networks.
From Silicon.com: http://www.silicon.com, 26/02/2007
BitTorrent: http://www.bittorrent.com
BitTorrent is launching an online download site which will legally provide film, TV shows, music, games and other media, writes Silicon.com. The new BitTorrent Entertainment Network will launch with 5,000 titles which are guaranteed to be legitimate and free of viruses. New release films will be available to rent for $3.99 each (£2.03), with older […]