BitTorrent Buddies Up With TV, Movie Companies

File-sharing vendor BitTorrent on Wednesday announced a slew of partnerships with film and television companies, as it slowly boosts its sullied reputation as a tool for media pirates. The company has reached agreements with 20th Century Fox, G4, Kadokawa Pictures USA, Lionsgate, MTV Networks, Palm Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Starz Media to publish movies and TV shows on BitTorrent.com. The deal significantly expands BitTorrent's content library, which will now include popular movies and TV shows.

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