>>The EU-funded P2P Next project has been beta testing a new open source streaming solution since late last week, streaming both a live webcam transmission and an archived video from the BBC through its BitTorrent-based SwarmPlayer. I had a chance to check in with P2P Next’s scientific director, Johan Pouwelse, today about the progress of the test. “(It’s been) positive beyond our expectations,” he told me, adding that more than 4,000 users have installed the latest beta version of SwarmPlayer.
Pouwelse agrees and goes so far as to call P2P Next’s efforts disruptive to the still-emerging P2P CDN market. “By developing a common open standard we can move P2P to the next level and craft a single overlay,” he told me, adding that he sees a potential to have an open standard for P2P streaming included in any future browser or next-generation television set.
Of course, all of this doesn’t mean that streaming solutions providers will be cut completely out of the equation. The BBC has enough developers employed to implement a solution like P2P Next on its own, but many smaller broadcasters might still need assistance. This could mean that the streaming media market is moving away from moving — and charging for — bits and pieces toward a model that resembles the one of open source vendors.
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