EU invests 3 billion yen for the next-generation BitTorrent client

The EU (European Union) will start a project called "P2P-Next" for the next-generation BitTorrent client, and it is said that the total amount of 19 million euros (about 3 billion yen) will be launched. The main goal of the project is to make a BitTorrent compatible client capable of live streaming on open source.

In the projectBBCYaEBU (European Broadcasting Union),University of Lancaster, Europe's largest CM production companyMarkenfilmThere are a lot of names.

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P2P-Next

P2P-Next / 19 Million-for-P2P - tribler.org

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Approximately 50% of BitTorrent users are downloading TV programs, so the project aims to be able to provide high-quality on-demand programs to viewers who are watching programs online by broadcasting companies. A member of the project BirTorrent clientTriblerJohan Pouwelse ofTorrentFreak"The current situation that the public broadcasters in the UK and Germany also cooperated shows that P2P has become established.We welcome the EU's plan for P2P."

It seems that it is possible to make a system that allows you to view the program that the TV station distributes properly in a different form from the video distribution site. If you want the program you want to watch it is not turning on the TV, if you want to see the program you want to see, it is a big welcome.