It seems that we in the UK aren't the only ones annoyed by a company that Rupert is involved in. pays over the odds for exclusive HBO content; the Australians don't like it:
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Meanwhile US cable TV giant HBO doesn't do itself any favours by locking away Game of Thrones as a Foxtel exclusive in Australia, snubbing customers who were prepared to pay per episode via services like Apple iTunes, Google Play, Quickflix and EzyFlix.
When you own the world's most pirated television show, it's ludicrous to take away legitimate ways to watch it and not expect spurned customers to turn to piracy. Seemingly HBO crunched the numbers and decided the extra money it could squeeze out of Foxtel would more than compensate for the paying customers who turned to piracy rather than embrace Australia's pay TV giant.
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http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...26-1m8xpj.html