BitTorrent Now is a radically different take on traditional media streaming apps<article>
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<p>If you haven’t been paying attention to BitTorrent over the last few years and still equate the company with piracy,
its plan to become a legitimate media company may come as a surprise. But BitTorrent, the company behind the peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol of the same name, just launched a streaming app that has already won over artists, musicians, and filmmakers. The app is available today on Android and coming soon to iOS and Apple TV.</p><p>BitTorrent Now emphasizes emerging artists, so content discovery is a high priority for the company. I’ve never heard of most indie bands from Brooklyn (despite living in Brooklyn), so how will I know which ones to listen to? BitTorrent has a team curating recommended projects inside the app, and there will also be a trending tab to see what’s popular with other BitTorrent users and on social media. You can follow your favorite artists, shuffle play genres of songs, create playlists, and sync all your content across your devices. Basically, it functions similarly to the other streaming apps you know and use daily.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3087611/software/bittorrent-now-is-a-radically-different-take-on-traditional-media-streaming-apps.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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BitTorrent Now is a radically different take on traditional media streaming apps
