LOS ANGELES — BitTorrent originals? Better believe it.
San Francisco-based BitTorrent, Inc. is moving a contingent into the Malibu office of Rapid Eye Studios, where the two companies will partner to identify, produce and distribute original video content for the BitTorrent Bundle platform in an exclusive partnership announced Wednesday.
BitTorrent Originals plans to create roughly two serialized shows per year that will debut across the Bundle platform for 30 to 60 days, after which they will become available through other platforms. Revenue will be mostly ad-based — with a pay option for premium content — and is split 90/10 in favor of the creator, the company said.
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