"Game Of Thrones" season 8 premiere was pirated 55 million times April 19, 2019 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Game of Thrones" season 8 premiere was pirated 55 million times during its first 24 hours. It's a very big number. A lot of people pirated the show, despite it having massive ratings that broke HBO records, Forbes reports. Still, the Season 7 premiere was pirated 90 million times in its first three days. But this is still a faster rate, and three times the number of legal viewings which clocked in at 17.4 million. The biggest offenders are India, with 9.5 million instances, China with 5.2 million instances and the US with 4 million. Of these three, Indian viewers have the best excuse: HBO is not available in India, and there is no legal means of watching Season 8 at this time. In China, the version aired was a censored version that cut out all the naughty bits, giving Chinese viewers (already fairly accustomed to piracy) a good enough reason to pirate the premiere.   Top stories Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West and artist Kanye West have welcomed their fourth child into the world. "I think that was a really emotional thing for everybody in the band," the System Of A Down guitarist said. Daron Malakian said their first studio effort since 2005’s Hypnotize is still nowhere close to hitting the shelves. Kardashian West has shared her love for Armenian food with Vogue during her and husband Kanye West’s 73 questions interview.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkish divestment bill passes California Assembly  California has a long history of divesting from countries that violate human rights, South Africa, Sudan, and Iran.Theresa May to resign as UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister.Harvey Weinstein reaches $44 mln deal over alleged sexual misconduct Weinstein and former associates have reached the settlement to resolve civil lawsuits over his alleged sexual misconduct. |
