There’s a new streaming competitor on the block: The Pirate Bay
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There's a new streaming competitor on the block: The Pirate Bay
What does The Pirate Bay have in common with Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, HBO, and Hulu? A streaming service.
Yep, the notorious torrent platform is trialing a new feature that lets you stream high-quality video directly from the browser, as spotted by TorrentFreak. That's what the new 'B' icon under torrent entries is for, in case you were wondering. Clicking it takes you to a new site called BayStream, where you can stream the content without downloading it.
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For now, the service is pretty spotty - especially when used via Pirate Bay proxies. The "B" icon is broken in proxy sites (instead, you'll see a 'play link' text), and - from the looks of it - so is the streaming implementation. The service still works fine via some proxies, but you might have to dig around.
When it does work, though, things seem to load swiftly and there are hardly any delays. That's despite the fact the content appears to be sourced from torrent releases.
As TorrentFreak remarks, it's not immediately clear if the streaming effort is operated by The Pirate Bay or outside