Tag: piracy
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Even internet pirates are watching less Walking Dead in Season 8
Carol Pinchefsky October 26, 2017
The Walking Dead opened its eighth season to the promise of war and hopefully a new change of pants. What it had in dramatic tension, it lacked in viewership: The ratings — 11.4 million total viewers, compared to the Season 5 high of 17 million viewe…
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S4 finale of Game of Thrones breaks its own piracy record
Carol Pinchefsky June 18, 2014
Game of Thrones’ piracy record was recently broken … by Game of Thrones.
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Game of Thrones smashes new piracy record. Here's why HBO isn't concerned.
Carol Pinchefsky April 16, 2014
The Purple Wedding broke downloading records on BitTorrent. But HBO won’t stop it. Here’s why.
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How HBO Is Protecting ‘Game of Thrones’ from Online Piracy in 2013
Carol Pinchefsky March 4, 2013
HBO’s Game of Thrones was the most pirated show on television in 2012 with reason. The award-winning series is extremely compelling, even addictive to watch. Several cast members recently spoke to the BBC out about the “backhanded compliment” of downloading. And HBO has responded.