To use the service, consumers will visit www.bittorrent.com, download the software and then browse the selections on the Web site.
"The joint venture was established to better service consumers and better monetize the pay window for us," Mr. Dauman said.
The Web-based phone service is similar to Skype's online service — consumers plug a headset and a microphone into their computers, dial any phone number and chat away.
Subscription media companies can provide a service consumers are demanding and they can build a recurring revenue stream while having closer relationships with their customers.
"Fee paying accounts are now very much part of the UK's financial landscape, but as with any paid for service, consumers need to consider if they will benefit from the 'add-ons'," Mr Mountford warns.
Within apps that use the service, consumers will be able to earn points for certain activities like using the app regularly, watching a certain number of videos and contributing a review.
To use the service consumers must use CyberBills as their billing address.
Currently, we consider three major user roles: service consumers, service providers and platform administrator(s).
From then on, service consumers access that particular service via that token.
This ultimately leads to lower costs of operation and maintenance for service consumers [13 , 15 25].
