Open Source P2P Streaming Getting Ready to Disrupt CDN Models

“Still, one has to wonder why broadcasters like the BBC would
even need to buy services from Kontiki if a reliable, open source
P2P solution existed. The same is obviously true for BitTorrent
Inc’s DNA streaming solution and many other P2P streaming
providers. BitTorrent Inc’s video streaming is based on a
proprietary enhancement of the open source BitTorrent protocol, a
strategy echoed by other P2P streaming solutions like the one from
Mediamelon. So why not just use open source and get rid of those
licensing costs?”

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