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Nearly 50% of all BitTorrent Users download TV-series, but only 10% of the available torrents are TV related.

SumoTorrent statistics are based on a sample of more than 400,000 .torrent files taken from many public BitTorrent sites. Current plans are to publish these statistics monthly. These stats will help to keep an eye on the growth and use of BitTorrent.

The broadband video service Joost has been struggling to keep up with demand after extending its pre-launch testing by allowing trial users to send unlimited invitations to others.

The Joost service opened for business on 1 May, allowing existing Joost beta testers to invite an unlimited number of users to sign up. However, many users have found the service temporarily unusable as its central servers strained under the demand.