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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Sat Aug 10, 2013, 02:30 PM Aug 2013

HBO: We Know You're Pirating 'Game Of Thrones' And That's Fine [View all]

Yesterday Time Warner Inc. — the owner of HBO — released its quarterly earnings.

During the earnings call, Tuna Amobi of S&P U.S. Equity Research Services asked CEO Jeff Bewkes what he thought of "Game of Thrones" being the most pirated show on television.

We were tipped off about the exchange from the Game of Thrones blog White Harbour, which published an early transcription of the key quote earlier today.

Still, the whole response is fantastic. Essentially, Bewkes goes so far as to say that internet piracy is downright awesome for HBO.

http://www.businessinsider.com/time-warner-ceo-people-pirating-game-of-thrones-is-better-than-an-emmy-for-hbo-2013-8

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HBO: We Know You're Pirating 'Game Of Thrones' And That's Fine [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2013 OP

Pretty sure Game of thrones gets more downloads on Pirate Bay then any other show Marrah_G Aug 2013 #1

And the piracy would decrease if you could buy an internet subscription to Game of Thrones PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #2

Or if I could just subscribe to HBO Go ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #5

Yep burnodo Aug 2013 #20

The only reason my wife and I had cable was to subscribe to HBO Go sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #6

Yep--if they made the series availble for download on Itunes and Amazon, I suspect msanthrope Aug 2013 #9

It is, well, I know previous seasons are. Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #10

I know--but not the Third Season. I want the Red Wedding. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #13

Seasons 1 & 2 are on Amazon streaming. tammywammy Aug 2013 #11

Me, too, but the Third Season won't be released until the 4th nearly premieres. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #12

Such is life... tammywammy Aug 2013 #15

Me, too, which is why I do not pirate, also. Homeland Season 2 is being released next month.... msanthrope Aug 2013 #16

interesting TeamPooka Aug 2013 #3

So I won't receive another DMCA letter from HBO for downloading their shows? eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #4

I thought all you needed was coffee Skittles Aug 2013 #7

* Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #8

Good for HBO. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #14

Great, justification for the DU members who steal music and movies and software. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #17

It seems HBO's business model should include exboyfil Aug 2013 #18

I'm glad they've come out and said it bhikkhu Aug 2013 #19

HBO just might be bright enough to survive the change in communications after all. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #21