Game of Thrones The Most Pirated TV Show of the Season

Posted by Soulskill on Friday June 8, 2012 @08:50AM from the they-must-be-proud dept.

TheGift73 sends this excerpt from TorrentFreak: "With nearly 4 million downloads per episode, the HBO hit series Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV-show of the season. Worldwide hype combined with restricted availability are the key ingredients for the staggering number of unauthorized downloads. How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory complete the top three, albeit with significantly fewer downloads than the chart topper. ... While there are many reasons for people to download TV-shows through BitTorrent, airing delays and HBO's choice not to make it widely available online are two of the top reasons."

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Re:Big shock... by Karzz1 · 2012-06-08 08:59 · Score: 5, Informative

People are willing to pay HBO the normal cost of HBO ($10-15/month) for the ability to stream HBO.. HBO is not interested.

*sigh*

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