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TV Delays Driving AU Viewers To Piracy

Posted by kdawson on from the desperate-for-housewives dept.

Astat1ne writes in with a story in The Register about the delays Australian TV viewers are experiencing getting overseas-produced series and how this is driving many of them to download the shows via BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer networks. The problem is compounded by the fact that Australian viewers are unable to download legal copies of the episodes from the US iTunes website. Quoting: "According to a survey based on a sample of 119 current or recent free-to-air TV series, Australian viewers are waiting an average of almost 17 months for the first-run series first seen overseas. Over the past two years, average Australian broadcast delays for free-to-air television viewers have more than doubled from 7.9 to 16.7 months."

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  1. The real problem by mdboyd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the that the toilets in Australia flush counter-clockwise. This really messes with Ted Steven's tubes and prevents licensed content from quickly reaching the country.

    You heard it here first folks...

  2. Re:Why the delay? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Give 'em a break. They need time to translate the show into Australian.