Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[BBC teams up with Azureus for Zudeo distribution]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/20/bbc-teams-up-with-azureus-for-zudeo-distribution/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/20/bbc-teams-up-with-azureus-for-zudeo-distribution/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/20/bbc-teams-up-with-azureus-for-zudeo-distribution/#commentsA fancy new distribution platform is only as good as its content, and while we knew Azureus had the former down pat with Zudeo's snappy HD distribution techniques, we weren't quite sure what they had up their sleeve for the latter part of the equation. Well, good news: BBC just signed up for Zudeo, and will be making "hundreds of episodes" available on the fledgling download service. "Programmes" will include Red Dwarf, Doctor Who and The League of Gentleman, with classics such as Fawlty Towers available as well. There will be DRM slapped on top of the shows, which will be distributed in a "high-quality" form, and there's no word yet exactly how much Zudeo will be charging for these downloads, but if they can break through that $1.99 barrier we're seeing good things in Zudeo's future -- especially with more content deals on the way, which Azureus is planning to announce in January.

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BBC teams up with Azureus for Zudeo distribution originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>azureusbbcbittorrentzudeoWed, 20 Dec 2006 13:07:00 EST<![CDATA[Azureus pushes HD video sharing via BitTorrent]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/azureus-pushes-hd-video-sharing-via-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/azureus-pushes-hd-video-sharing-via-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/azureus-pushes-hd-video-sharing-via-bittorrent/#comments You're probably familiar with Azureus because of its popular BitTorrent client, now they're rolling that into a digital media platform called Zudeo. As Wired points out, like Youtube, Zudeo aims to let content providers publish and showcase material easily and freely. Unlike Youtube, Zudeo is built to support high definition video and long form content. According to the CEO, it has signed deals with 12 television film and media companies, with content, pricing and DRM details forthcoming in the next couple of weeks. The site is active today, and you can already find and download some of Engadget HD's favorite content like mariposaHD and Elephant's Dream. We tested it out and had no problems with download speed or playback of the VC-1 and h.264 encoded files, but we're not sure if they're ready to rival Youtube just yet. Since it requires additional software and doesn't just play in the browser, a lot of the convenience of other video sharing sites is lost, and as traffic increases Zudeo will need to rely on its own customers to continue to seed downloaded files. We'll see if Zudeo has what it takes as HDTV and IPTV grow closer together over the next year, and face rivals at Warner, MyTVPal, Xbox Live and others.

[Via Wired & PVR Wire]

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Azureus pushes HD video sharing via BitTorrent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>azureusbittorrenthdtvhigh definitionHighDefinitioniptvyoutubezudeoMon, 04 Dec 2006 16:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Azureus pushes HD video sharing via BitTorrent]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/azureus-pushes-hd-video-sharing-via-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/azureus-pushes-hd-video-sharing-via-bittorrent/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/azureus-pushes-hd-video-sharing-via-bittorrent/#comments You're probably familiar with Azureus because of its popular BitTorrent client, now they're rolling that into a digital media platform called Zudeo. As Wired points out, like Youtube, Zudeo aims to let content providers publish and showcase material easily and freely. Unlike Youtube, Zudeo is built to support high definition video and long form content. According to the CEO, it has signed deals with 12 television film and media companies, with content, pricing and DRM details forthcoming in the next couple of weeks. The site is active today, and you can already find and download some of Engadget HD's favorite content like mariposaHD and Elephant's Dream. We tested it out and had no problems with download speed or playback of the VC-1 and h.264 encoded files, but we're not sure if they're ready to rival Youtube just yet. Since it requires additional software and doesn't just play in the browser, a lot of the convenience of other video sharing sites is lost, and as traffic increases Zudeo will need to rely on its own customers to continue to seed downloaded files. We'll see if Zudeo has what it takes as HDTV and IPTV grow closer together over the next year, and face rivals at Warner, MyTVPal, Xbox Live and others.

[Via Wired & PVR Wire]

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Azureus pushes HD video sharing via BitTorrent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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