Norwegian broadcaster puts popular show online as no-DRM torrent

NRK, the Norwegian state broadcaster, just made one of their most popular TV shows, “Nordkalotten 365", available for free through bittorrent, without any DRM or restrictions. boingboing reports.

So far the experiment has been a huge success. After one day roughly 8000 people have downloaded the torrent file.

NRK will keep on with experiments like these and try to make more content available through this technology in addition to the more traditional channels of streaming, podcasts and DVD sales."

emily | 3:35 PM | Video on Demand |
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