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A New P2P for Live Internet TV - Red Herring

The Louisiana startup Network Foundation Technologies believes it is revolutionizing the way live video is broadcast over the Internet.

NFT President Marcus Morton said its peer-to-peer technology reduces by more than 50 percent bandwidth needs, one of the biggest costs for companies looking to broadcast live over the Internet. That means companies can more easily pay for the cost of broadcasting through advertising, he said.

“This is a TV model brought to the Internet,” said Mr. Morton.

At least a handful of companies appear convinced. NFT on Tuesday announced that beginning in March arenafootball2 will broadcast the league’s games for free over the Internet. The Central Hockey League and the International Baseball Federation are already clients.

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