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NBC Acknowledges the power of sharing

The popular TV show “the office” just got the highest rating ever among adults 18 to 49. The boost in popularity is mainly caused by the availability of iPod downloads. So sharing works, nothing new. People like to watch their favorite show whenever they want to. But what if we add BitTorrent?

That would even give a bigger boost. Offer the tv-shows for free, add a little advertising and save a lot of bandwith. We’re getting a little closer. (via)

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  • baz

    its good to see that certain companys are starting to accept that bit-torrent and some other p2p applications can actually help a industry,rarther than claiming that its a bad thing.
    Good on NBC

  • h

    baz, nbc is not acknowledging that p2p apps are a good thing. they are selling their content through itunes, big difference.

  • EJ

    I agree with H, unfortunitely, that’s what they’re doing.

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    Thanks
    Jack

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