TorrentFreak reports that on April 14, the day it aired, the second episode of Game of Thrones’ fourth season broke the record for the largest BitTorrent swarm ever. A few hours after the second episode came online the Demonii tracker reported that 193,418 people were sharing one single torrent. 145,594 had a complete copy of the episode and continued to upload, while 47,824 were still downloading the file. These are unprecedented numbers as never before have 193,418 people shared a single … [Read more...] about “Game of Thrones” sets new piracy record
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2012’s most pirated TV shows outside the U.S.
According to Torrentfreak.com, Game of Thrones has the honour of becoming the most pirated TV-show of 2012, with 4,280,000 downloads for a single episode. More than 80% of TV-show piracy occurs outside the U.S. and lacking availability is the top reason why people turn to BitTorrent. Airing delays and HBO’s choice not to make it widely available online are two of the top reasons why so many people pirated Game of Thrones. For instance, downloads for Game of Thrones is particularly popular … [Read more...] about 2012’s most pirated TV shows outside the U.S.
