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US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

Posted by Unknown on from the filthy-pirates-every-last-one dept.

DavidGilbert99 writes "NBC is the sole broadcaster of the London 2012 Olympics in the U.S., having paid $1.1bn for the privilege. While NBC is providing live streaming through its website, you need to have a valid cable subscription in order to view the events. This has seen many tech savvy U.S. viewers turning to proxy servers to view the BBC's Olympic coverage, which doesn't need any sign-in to view — once your IP address looks like it is coming from the UK. One provider of VPN services has seen a ten-fold increase in new customers signing up for their services since last Friday."

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  1. Re:Expect networks to run to Congress by macromorgan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Normally I'd agree with you, but after the SOPA/PIPA debacle the Internet community is mobilized and on alert for crap like this. Although it would be interesting to see the Cat Signal be turned on...

  2. Jeez by Flipao · · Score: 4, Funny

    couldn't keep quiet about it could you

  3. Finally by j-cloth · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a Canadian, it's fun to watch the Americans finally have to struggle to find content. We've been forced to use proxies for years.

    1. Re:Finally by morcego · · Score: 4, Funny

      As a Canadian, it's fun to watch the Americans finally have to struggle to find content.

      We've been forced to use proxies for years.

      Let me add a "HA! HA!" from Brazil also :)

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    2. Re:Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Shouldn't that "HA! HA!" look a little more like HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE

  4. Take this... by mseeger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Take this you d*mn Yankees and get a tast on how it feels to watch "Game of Thrones" months later or through a TBP-proxy ;-).

  5. Re:Expect networks to run to Congress by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course the best part of this is that US viewers are apparently abandoning the oligopoly of US television for...a state run (nominally) broadcaster in another country.

    The ironing is delicious.

  6. Re:Expect networks to run to Congress by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about the penguin on me telly?

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  7. Re:Expect networks to run to Congress by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    catchup services?
    First, it's ketchup.
    Second, what a strange service to provide.

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