P2P-Next

European Union Invests $20.5 Million in P2P TV Project

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2008 - 7:35am.

Brussels - The European Union has invested $20.5 million in a research project that is exploring the use of peer-to-peer technology for Internet television delivery across Europe. The P2P-Next project is using an open-source BitTorrent client called Tribler, which partners including the BBC and European Broadcasting Union plan to use to stream live TV.