There are pretty much two ways to distribute video on the internet. You can provide files that users can download and then play, or files that are streamed over the internet which can be watched pretty much immediately. Videos distributed over BitTorrent tend to be of the former variety. But popular BitTorrent tracker Mininova is rolling out a test of a technology that lets you
watch streaming BitTorrent videos.
Mininova is using the open source Swarm Player developed by
Tribler. Beta testers won't be able to watch
every video, but Mininova will offer up featured torrents that are compatible with the Swarm Player technology. You can apply to be a beta tester at the
Mininova forums.
[via
TorrentFreak]