BitTorrent plans to open an online movie store and use foreign films and other hard-to-find video, including content from China, Japan and India, as a niche to attract users.The service will compete with other movie download sites such as the Unbox store launched by Amazon.com and Apple Computer’s iTunes. In addition to offering mainstream movies and other video content, BitTorrent says it will offer content that users want but have a hard time finding, such as Bollywood movies and shows based on Japanese Manga comics. “We needed a niche, so we plan to offer content no one else is using,” said Ashwin Navin, president and a cofounder of BitTorrent, in an interview.Earlier this year, the Internet company signed a deal with Warner Bros. to provide movie titles and TV shows, as well as entertainment distributors including Hart Sharp Video and Koch Entertainment Group. Through these deals, BitTorrent’s offerings will include full-length features and short films, TV shows such as The Three Stooges, documentaries such as Super Size Me, and music concerts, including “Kiss: Rock The Nation: Live!” The service will launch in the United States by the end of this year, and could help open up the country to foreign films and TV shows. Outside of larger cities in the United States, foreign content is harder to find, requiring people to download it from the Internet. BitTorrent will launch the service in the United Kingdom early next year and then continue to expand globally. -IDG News Service Staff, IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau)Related Links: Napster Considers Sale, Tie-Up Apple Touts New iPods, iTunes Movie DownloadsCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe