JamesG
06-11-2012, 05:14 PM
"Game of Thrones" Crowned Most Pirated TV-Show of the Season
June 8, 2012
With nearly 4 million downloads per episode, the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones" is the most pirated TV-show of the spring season. Worldwide hype combined with restricted availability are the key ingredients for the staggering number of unauthorized downloads.
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.
"Game of Thrones" is particularly popular in Australia, where people have to wait a week after the U.S. release comes out. Nevertheless, even in the U.S. hundreds and thousands are downloading the show for free, although many would love to pay for it if HBO offered a standalone HBO GO subscription.
It’s clear that HBO (and others) prefer exclusiveness over piracy, which is a dangerous game. They might make decent money in the long run by selling subscriptions.
However, this limited availability also breeds pirates, and one has to wonder how easy it is to convert these people to subscriptions once they have experienced BitTorrent.
For now, "Game of Thrones" appears to be the top contender to throw "Dexter" off the throne by the end of the year, to become the most pirated TV-show of 2012.
https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-the-season-120608/
June 8, 2012
With nearly 4 million downloads per episode, the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones" is the most pirated TV-show of the spring season. Worldwide hype combined with restricted availability are the key ingredients for the staggering number of unauthorized downloads.
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.
"Game of Thrones" is particularly popular in Australia, where people have to wait a week after the U.S. release comes out. Nevertheless, even in the U.S. hundreds and thousands are downloading the show for free, although many would love to pay for it if HBO offered a standalone HBO GO subscription.
It’s clear that HBO (and others) prefer exclusiveness over piracy, which is a dangerous game. They might make decent money in the long run by selling subscriptions.
However, this limited availability also breeds pirates, and one has to wonder how easy it is to convert these people to subscriptions once they have experienced BitTorrent.
For now, "Game of Thrones" appears to be the top contender to throw "Dexter" off the throne by the end of the year, to become the most pirated TV-show of 2012.
https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-the-season-120608/