BBC to provide content via Zudeo from Azureus
Azureus Announces Content Agreement with BBC Worldwide
A press release from Zudeo unveils its first content partnership. It’s BBC Worldwide, and this is the first ever peer-to-peer distribution partnership for the network.
The partnership means that Azureus will offer popular, high-resolution British comedies and dramas from BBC Worldwide on Zudeo. Under the terms of the agreement, BBC Worldwide will license international hit television series to U.S. users of the service, including Red Dwarf, Strange and Invasion Earth, debuting via broadband for the first time in the U.S.
Azureus CEO, Gilles BianRosa, says
BBC Worldwide understands our commitment to providing consumers with a rich entertainment experience and our desire to offer quality content to our diverse global audience. We are thrilled to offer programming that encompasses such a robust fan base, as well as the opportunity to expose a new generation to cult favorites from BBC Worldwide catalogue via our new entertainment platform.
Beth Clearfield, BBC Vice President says it is a
“revolutionary distribution model”
.
About Zudeo
Zudeo enables content providers to easily publish, showcase, and distribute high resolution, long form content, including video and games in high definition or DVD quality over the Internet, at no cost. And BBC Worldwide is the first content provider to benefit from this opportunity. BBC content, along with other premium partners will be available on Zudeo early next year.
Next year Zudeo aims to add more premium quality content suppliers to the fold.
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