I met Gilles BianRosa, CEO of Azureus, at Digital Hollywood today. Azureus has long been one of the most popular bittorrent applications for sharing and downloading content off the web. The application has been downloaded over 140 million and Azureus users connect with one another from more than 100 countries and 40 languages.

Azureus operates a video aggregation and distribution platform to support the exchange of long-form, High Definition or DVD quality videos, as well as niche, licensed digital content from leading media companies. The company has recently announced content partnerships with Showtime Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bennett Media Worldwide, G4, A&E Networks (including A&E, History, and Biography channels), National Geographic, and Starz Media.

The new platform called Vuze is supported by peer-sharing technology, providing users the ability to browse, share, search and discover multimedia entertainment in a high-resolution format.

Gilles was kind enough to sit down and tell about Azureus and their new direction called Vuze (Vuze.com). I hope you enjoy this interview with Gilles.

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