I get what you are saying. I get that on Netflix for example they aren't just going to give away the latest series or episodes away for "free" to a standard acc

I get what you are saying. I get that on Netflix for example they aren't just going to give away the latest series or episodes away for "free" to a standard account. I am fine with this. What I want though is an option where I can pay to watch the shows I enjoy. I feel it is so dumb that I need to request this. If Netflix offered credits. £1 to unlock latest episodes I would pay that. I will probably purchase the DVD anyway. Why not? It would be really convenient. This shouldn't interfere to much with traditional TV channels. If you already have the relevant cable package you wouldn't be paying for the episodes again. You would just watch it on the cable channel or catch up or whatever. Its the startling lack of consumption options which is empowering piracy. Right now I am downloading a US TV episode of a show I follow. The TV package to get this channel in my country costs £26.50 a month. Considering how little actual TV I watch it would be literally £7 per episode assuming the show is shown every week. I am buying the show's dvd box set when it comes out. I want to support the show. I want to see the extras. I would be paying episode by episode now if there was an option... alas... licensing prevents that. I find it so frustrating. Lobbiests in the UK are already pressuring Google to delist or devalue links to copyright infringed content. I just wish a little of this gusto was put into creating new ways to legally access copyrighted content.