BitTorrent has named Harrison Bohrman news director for BitTorrent News, a live-streaming service being developed by the file-sharing and video platform company.

Bohrman will be responsible for building the yet-to-be launched TV news service's first editorial team and will also head up its production and development.

Most recently a senior creatve development producer at Viceland, the new Vice Media-A+E Networks joint venture aimed at millennials, Bohrman was previously a writer/producer at CNN.

Read more at broadcastingcable.com.