BitTorrent Expands Library With New Launch

BitTorrent's latest partnership with MGM Studios has launched the BitTorrent Entertainment Network, a new comprehensive library of downloadable digital entertainment including full-length films, music videos and television shows. With the new network platform, users can not only download content from media giants 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate, MTV and Paramount but also from independent content creators.

"We're leveling the playing field for independent artists who have been turned away by publishers who are traditionally bound by scarce distribution alternatives and limited shelf space," said Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorent via press release. "Our entertainment network is a true marketplace that embraces and welcomes contribution from the independents, allowing them to reach a vast user base with their high-quality creative expression."

BitTorrent currently offers consumers three choices for content, some free, some for rent and others for purchase. Movie rentals are either $2.99 or $3.99 depending on release date, while TV shows and music videos are download-to-own at $1.99.