News Mininova trialling Torrent video streaming

[Tim S]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03...eo_streaming/1

Mininova has begun a closed beta for a new service that allows users to stream videos via BitTorrent instead of waiting for them to download.

[Mr T]

Won't this destroy seeding? As once you've finished watching it you'll stop seeding.

[p3n]

if the streaming iplayer went p2p it would lose me as a user since i mainly use it from work where we dont allow such activities

[cyrilthefish]

Image where we'd be if the MPAA / RIAA decided to embrace technology this way instead of trying to brutally beat it into submission at every turn

[DriftCarl]

Originally Posted by Mr T

Won't this destroy seeding? As once you've finished watching it you'll stop seeding.

Well they would have the "master" servers which will be the main seeders i guess. Just the people watching it will also be helping seeding while they watch. It wont eliminate the BW costs, but it will cut them down drastically.

I live the iPlayer stream, I was stuck at work the other saturday waiting for automated backups and other month end stuff to finish, so I watched Ashes to Ashes, its nice getting paid to watch BBC programs and I dont even have a TV at home or a TV licence

[Impossible]

Originally Posted by Mr T

Won't this destroy seeding? As once you've finished watching it you'll stop seeding.

If the content was over 30 mins, then I guess this would cause selfish people unknowningly to seed more!

[fargo]

personally I don't torrent anymore the benifit does't outway the risk, I rent movies for $1.00 and burn
copies for me but I hope this works out and the MPAA gets it stuck up their dark hole

[proxess]

if you watch anime renting is by no means an option. it wouldn't even be available, and even if it was, it wouldn't be subbed. I rather normal torrenting to streamed.

[completemadness]

why cant we just get multicast implemented on the web

I mean, that's basically what this is trying to be (if im reading correctly), except there are already standards in place

[willyolio]

Originally Posted by Mr T

Won't this destroy seeding? As once you've finished watching it you'll stop seeding.

i guess, unless the movies are of low enough quality that download speeds >> playback speeds.

[impar]

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