BitTorrent launches music and video streaming application

This new service offers on-demand streaming of music and videos via a mobile application. Like Spotify, and other applications of the kind, it's also possible to create playlists and follow favorite artists for notifications and updates.

In terms of content, BitTorrent Now differs from the big names of the business with a catalog of music and videos mostly from independent artists, relatively unknown to the general public. Users can also purchase the content at any time. The platform is currently financed by advertising.

Originally, BitTorrent Bundle was a music download site offering new content from artists either for free or for a few dollars. Madonna, Lady Gaga, De La Soul, Moby and Thom Yorke (Radiohead) notably released exclusive content via the platform.

BitTorrent has developed all kinds of new services over the years, including an alternative browser (Maelstrom), an instant messenger (Bleep) and a file-sharing platform (Shoot).