torrentfreak.com — TV shows are by far the most wanted files via BitTorrent, and according to some, it’s fast becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people downloading? Let’s find out, and take a look at this weeks “Most pirated TV-episodes” chart.
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dearreidJun 5, 2008
The difficulty with this proposal isn't in the loss of control over when/where content is viewed, it's the loss of measurement. There's currently no way to measure how many people have actually downloaded a torrent (or a podcast, for that matter), and actually PLAYED it offline. Since the views are what count to advertisers--I know, I am one--it just doesn't work as a commercial distribution method. Hulu and other web-based players are great because it gives users a lot of the freedom they're looking for in WHEN they can watch something; now we just need a platform that lets them choose WHERE and still be able to measure it.
tyywebbJun 6, 2008
Shhh. You're making us look bad.
itaintriteJun 6, 2008
I don't see how free tv shows can be pirated. Anybody with a 99c rabbit-ear antenna can get the local channels and watch most of these shows for free. Torrent is simply another way of distributing the shows.
theldJun 6, 2008
No seeders = No torrent
war352Jun 6, 2008
The problem isn't the shows... it's that this type of product often has a smaller audience.Producers need to learn how to monetize niche products (like Arrested Development) over multiple distribution channels in order to recoup their production costs.
hansahniJun 6, 2008
Oops, I forgot that nerds were supposed to automatically hate all reality TV, unless the subject is something really manly like Ultimate Fighter, which stars all the thickheaded bullies that picked on us in high school....but I do like that show.
thekappaJun 11, 2008
Yeah Lost!
boombyeJul 22, 2008
Do you even know why the writers went to strike during Spring? You're so retarded.Okay well I'll break it down to you, they wanted some of the money that everyone has been making off of the dvds for shows they write for, so they wanted a cut too, hence their strike. Also now the big thing is getting contracts for any material you work on that ends up on the internet, on say hulu or abc.com...if those people are making money off the ads played during the shows they have on their sites, the actors and the writers want some of that money too...Ron Moore, a writer and producer of Battlestar Galactica got into some s**t with NBC/Universal over some BSG: The Resistance webisodes<a class="user" href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/833/833633p1.html">http://tv.ign.com/articles/833/833633p1.html</a>So yeah the internet is a big market for people in the industry, there's money to be made off of it too..Advertisers pay a lot of money to have their commercials on hulu and abc.com.