Dutch Public Broadcasting starts pilot with P2P distribution

The Dutch Public Broadcasting organization (NPO) is experimenting with the distribution of high quality TV programs via P2P technology for its rerun-channel ‘Uitzending Gemist’ (‘Missed Broadcast’). The reason for the experiment is the possibility to relieve the servers, thereby saving costs for the NPO.

'This TV Program Will Self Destruct in 10 Days'

Participants can download the necessary software from the NPO’s test lab website. With the software, users can fully download some of the programs from ‘Uitzending gemist’ to their own computer. 'After ten days the downloaded files will disappear from the computer," says Van den Wijngaarden of the NPO.