The BBC is making hundreds of its TV shows available on the Internet using recently launched P2P technology provided by Azureus called Zudeo. Using the platform, which is capable of transmitting high-def content, the BBC is uploading and making available a number of its popular TV shows including “Red Dwarf,” “Doctor Who” and the “League of Gentleman.” The BBC will also launch an online “channel” through which it will make available many of its classic TV shows such as “Fawlty Towers.”
As is the case with other P2P tech providers, including the pioneer of video P2P BitTorrent, Azureus is trying to score major media deals in an effort to build a legitimate video distribution business and the BBC pact is the first big coup for the company.
In keeping with its efforts to shed P2P’s reputation as a tool for piracy, Azureus’s Zudeo can encode the program with digital rights management technology in order to bar copying and unauthorized distribution of the content. Unlike BitTorrent, which recently acquired uTorrent, an application capable of fitting inside of set-top boxes, Azureus and the BBC don’t seem to be aiming their efforts at the TV set.
But, how long will it take before 1. P2P technology like Zudeo is embraced by other media companies and 2. Zudeo finds a way to connect to the TV set?
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:50 AM|Comments(0)
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