Aussie TV Networks Fight BitTorrent 550
An anonymous reader writes "It seems impatient TV viewers have discovered BitTorrent in Australia mainly because the networks there are so slow; programs are at times behind by up to 8 months! According to an independent study, it takes an average of four months to watch the latest episodes of top-rated shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives. There are now calls for TV networks to consider offering episodes for download at a small cost."
Heak! it would even work in the US. (Score:5, Funny)
Aussies (Score:5, Funny)
Four months? (Score:4, Funny)
Lost and Desperate Housewives? (Score:2, Funny)
Still...could be a winning combination. The desperate housewives lost on a deserted island slowly getting killed one by one, interspaced with plenty of swimming in lagoons in bikini scenes. Any TV execs out there listening?
Speed of light is fixed (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Four months? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Aussies (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Its interesting.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Its interesting.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Lost where? (Score:4, Funny)
They can just walk out the front door to see overweight idiots.
Re:Why pay? It's ad-supported! (Score:2, Funny)
While you may promise to watch the ads I doubt the majority of people will. The TV networks are scared of computers because they are used to being in control of the broadcast.
I'm surprised the spammers haven't caught on yet. You download the torrent of stargate and halfway through watching it a badly dubbed Jack O'neal is asking you "Is your penis is big enough? Go to www.penispumpsrus.com and make yourself a real man! I know I did."
Re:Like the Peacekeeper wars (Score:1, Funny)
In their infinite wisdom the DVD mavens when they came up with their whole stupid idea put OZ and NZ in Region 4 along with all of South America - I guess some bozo though we spoke Portuguese
This is why I can't buy a copy of say "Totoro" for my kids to watch ... because no one's ever released a region 4 English language version - this american world market domination crap has to stop
Re:Argh! (Score:3, Funny)
Watching Big Brother is marginally more stimulating than watching "snow".
Of course, the late night Big Brother - those nights where the "contestants" are all asleep and thus incredibly boring - makes for great "car crash" viewing. Watching the poor host, a guy with little to no prior TV experience, try to invent entertainment out of thin air for a couple of hours can be pretty hilarious.
"Oh look, someone's just rolled over in bed and gone back to sleep again. Let's watch that in slow motion, from every conceivable angle, to see whether there was a wardrobe malfunction". 2-3 minutes pass, then "No, it doesn't look like there was. Still, if there was, woo-hoo. If there's anyone who'd like to phone in to talk about whose nipple would make the best viewing, do so now - our lines are wide open"...
On and on, show after show, for weeks on end - the guy hosting this endless stream of thought rambling deserves some sort of award, but I'm not sure which one. He's a modern day Jack Kerouac.
What was I thinking? (Score:3, Funny)
I've been ordering DVDs of my favourite shows on Amazon. This is technically illegal and costs me money. Pshaw!
We're A Nation of Backups (Score:5, Funny)
Its all about disaster recovery these days and being the caring nation, we're just trying to do our part.
four months! (Score:2, Funny)
Average of four months? (Score:3, Funny)
It's an illusion (Score:4, Funny)
No, no, no. It just seems like four months when you're watching it.
Re:Aussies (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Its interesting.... (Score:3, Funny)
You know that works for Americans and Canadians, too.