BitTorrent Now Launched For Artist On Android And iOS

BitTorrent has been famous for the piracy, which is the reason it's been endeavoring some positive change to create a better image of the company. To accomplish that vision, the organization has declared BitTorrent Now, a streaming application that offers music and films from autonomous people or artists. It's available now on Android devices, with backing for iOS and Apple TV in transit. The content originates from the organization's current stage that was launched in 2013 as BitTorrent Bundles. The company says that it has huge support from the artists that uses it. At the moment it has more than 30,000 independent artists who post their individual work on BitTorrent. The list of the artists includes famous personalities like Lady Gaga, Madonna, and Thom Yorke. 200 million people have used the platform to download the content, claims BitTorrent.

On BitTorrent Now the content available can either be free, advertisement supported or paid in advance. Since the substance makers aren't generally famous, yet with a couple of exemptions, the organization is striving to minister the stuff and furnish with the best alternatives in the application. You can even follow creators to get notifications when new stuff is released, then watch it on demand or download it for later viewing. BitTorrent Now also supports flawless exchange, permitting you to get what you're watching.

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So how can that make it not the same as Spotify or YouTube Red, you inquire?"Existing platforms impose business models, format restrictions, algorithmic discovery; all of which are barriers between artists and fans ... the creative vision and connection to fans are not a priority," co-CEOs Jeremy Johnson and Robert Delamar said in a statement. In addition, the focus for BitTorrent Now is on "emerging artists". Anybody, yes even you, can submit content to the stage. Content makers can even make use of email, so crowds will need to give their email addresses before they get access.

Dissimilar to different stages that tend to incline corporate-overwhelming as far as income, BitTorrent Now offers the artist a 90/10 percent split for direct deals and a 70/30 split for advertisement income. Thusly, the administration is putting forth a rate that is unrealistic to be coordinated by any other person. Since the promotion upheld model is new for BitTorrent, they are at present in the pilot stage with craftsmen, for example, rapper Yung Jake, vocalist Kerli, chief Adam Bhala Lough and independent film organization Oscilloscope Labs.

BitTorrent Now is the organization's second application after the presentation of live streaming application - BitTorrent Live - back in May.