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> When is Game of Thrones on Aussie TV? I would pay $5 to download each episode legit, if I could. Not at all, unfortunately. Even shows like Mad Men are a yea
by elithrar 15y ago
> When is Game of Thrones on Aussie TV? I would pay $5 to download each episode legit, if I could.
Not at all, unfortunately. Even shows like Mad Men are a year behind[1] at best. If you're even remotely interested in these shows, the huge delay--and eventual risk of spoilers--is incredibly frustrating.
I'd love to be able to buy a season pass on iTunes or subscribe to an IPTV channel/service if it mean I could watch these shows on the "same day" (i.e. within 24 hours) as US viewers.
[1]: http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/madmen/ http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/madmen/
- craigvn 15y agoExactly, therefore torrent gets a workout and I watch Game of Thrones the day after it is televised in the US.
- astrodust 15y agoTelevision stations and cable providers are locked into a business model based on selling advertising, not programming. They don't want your $5. They want you to watch ads. They want to charge millions for those ads. The problem is people don't want to watch ads, and people don't' want to have to schedule their lives around a television show. If you can't time-shift it and skip commercials, what are your legal options? Wait four years for the DVD to show up in your region? That's hardly an efficient marketplace. If these dinosaur companies could get the rights to sell the content directly to consumers, per-episode, the would make a lot more money in the long run. People that ditch their cable television for cable internet would be paying for content directly, not torrenting everything out of necessity.