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BitTorrent hunts for a news editor as reports emerge that it's assembling a live news channel

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By John McCarthy, Opinion Editor

June 21, 2016 | 3 min read

Peer-to-peer (P2P) network BitTorrent is among the slew of companies making an unexpected pivot into the media scene, announcing it is to launch a TV news channel.

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BitTorrent is on the hunt for a news editor

The system has its own live-streaming app, with channels including FightBox, Newsmax TV, Heroes TV, TWiT and Clubbing TV, on Apple TV (with supposed iOS and Android apps to follow). It is considering the launch of a dedicated news source in time for the US election, according to Variety.

The drive is unverified by the company which said: “We have a lot of exciting initiatives focused on media across all of our platforms. This includes on-demand entertainment as well as live programming.”

However, a job listing recently posted by the company confirms it is on the lookout for an editorial team: “We need a team to create a tent-pole live news channel to run on it. The News Director is the first dedicated member of that team.

“You’ll decide what we choose to cover. You will define how we cover it. You will make sure our journalistic integrity and standards remain unquestionable. You’ll hire a team of San Francisco-based journalists and presenters, and create and maintain a worldwide network of stringers. You will provide calm leadership and mentorship.

”You will have done most or all of the jobs in a newsroom. You can write. You can report. You can produce. You can shoot video. You can edit. You can anchor. We’re building a lean team to start, and early on we expect everyone will wear many hats. Somewhere in your past you have created something new and original from scratch.”

It’s not alone in using its wide user base and well known name to move into news reporting, Snapchat is set to reveal a daily tech publication and Reddit made a similar move last year with curated content.

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