FIRST EPISODES OF GAME OF THRONES SEASON 5 LEAK ONLINE
The first four episodes of the new Game of Thrones season have leaked online a day before the official premiere. The leaked episodes, which appear to come from review copies sent to the press, have been downloaded more than 100,000 times in just three hours.
got5Starting a few hours ago several episodes of the new Game of Thrones season started to appear online.
The copies were first spotted on the private torrent tracker IPT, but they soon made their way to more public sites such as The Pirate Bay, RARBG and KickassTorrents.
At the time of writing the first four episodes of the new season have been posted online. One source informs TF that the leak most likely originates from review copies sent to the press.
The leaks are a huge blow to HBO. In an effort to decrease piracy the company worked hard to ensure that the fifth season of Game of Thrones would premiere in 170 countries simultaneously.
Today, however, pirates have scooped up the exclusive, releasing four episodes worldwide.
While it came unexpected, many Game of Thrones fans have already spotted the early leak. During the first three hours the episodes were downloaded more than 100,000 times and this number is expected to increase to more than a million later today.
The episodes that were posted online thus far are in standard-definition (SD) quality. Interestingly, some commenters note that they rather wait until HD copies become available, as they are used to watching the show in a better resolution.
Over the past three years Game of Thrones has been the most pirated TV-show. Based on the popularity of today’s leaks, this will be no different in 2015.
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Spoiler Alert: The First Four Episodes Of Game Of Thrones Season 5 Just Leaked
Ouch. If you hate Game Of Thrones spoilers, you might want to keep your head down and your router disconnected for the next…like, month. Don’t worry, though: this post, at least, will be spoiler free.
The very night before Game Of Thrones Season 5 was set to premiere, the first four episodes of the season have been leaked simultaneously.
Rumors of this leak started circulating on the afternoon of the 11th; by 6 p.m., the files started appearing across myriad torrent trackers. In just a few hours since, over 50,000 people have grabbed the first episode.
Game Of Thrones is already the world’s most pirated show. This.. probably won’t help it lose that title.
Like each season before it, Season 5 of Thrones will consist of just 10 episodes. With this, nearly half of the season has leaked before the first episode even got a chance to officially premiere.
While not as awful as having the entire season leak, I imagine some pretty harsh words are being thrown around HBO HQ right now. The timing has to be particularly painful.
HBO carefully timed the launch of their new, long-awaited standalone streaming service, HBO Now, around the premiere of this new season.
It’s banking on easy, instant, cable-free Game Of Thrones access as a primary selling point.
And now, said service is going to be behind the pirates by a full month. Again: Ouch.
How can HBO respond? Do they ride it out and hope subscribers are willing to wade through spoilers for the next four weeks? Do they release all of the leaked episodes in one blast in order to get everyone on the same page?
HBO has not yet replied to a request for comment.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/12/game-of-thrones-season-5-episode-leak/#.ljniz1:Ix0k