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Norwegian Broadcaster Evaluates BitTorrent Distribution Costs

Posted by Soulskill on from the leeches-welcome dept.

FrostPaw writes "An experiment was conducted recently by Norwegian broadcasting company NRK involving the release of the series 'Nordkalotten 365' (a wildlife program) in a DRM free format using BitTorrent. One of the broadcasters has posted the approximate figures for the overall distribution costs, and discussed his reasons for doing so. Their estimated cost for using Amazon S3 to offer the files through HTTP/FTP/etc. come to approximately 41,000 NOK (about $8,000 US). However, when using the Amazon servers as the originating seed and utilizing BitTorrent, their total cost for distribution of the entire project, thanks to generous seeds, would amount to approximately 1,700 NOK. The post with the original figures is available only in Norwegian.

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  1. At last! by nih · · Score: 5, Funny

    the definitive documentary about the Møøse!

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    I'm a rabbit startled by the headlights of life :(
    1. Re:At last! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      A møøse once bit my sister.
      Mynd you, møøse bites kan be pretty nästi.

    2. Re:At last! by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny

      the definitive documentary about the Møøse! The user who was responsible for this comment has been sacked.
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      The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
    3. Re:At last! by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 4, Funny

      A Møøse once bit my sister...

    4. Re:At last! by maxwell+demon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Møds need tø watch møre Mønty Pythøn. There, fyxed thät før yøu.
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      The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.