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Is 'Game of Thrones' piracy record a 'compliment' to HBO?
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Apr 3, 2013
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Is 'Game of Thrones' piracy record a 'compliment' to HBO?
HBO's president of programming has said he sees piracy as a "compliment of sorts," but the company is taking the issue very seriously. Brian Steinberg, senior editor at Variety, joins the show with more.
Following the lead of the nation’s largest cable company, Comcast, Time Warner Cable is offering HBO, plus 20 other channels for $29.99 dollars, so they can watch their favorite shows such as Game of Thrones.
Still from "Game of Thrones" season 3.
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HBO's president of programming has said he sees piracy as a "compliment of sorts," but the company is taking the issue very seriously. Brian Steinberg, senior editor at Variety, joins the show with more.

The third season of Game of Thrones has set an all-time record for piracy. According to the file-sharing site TorrentFreak, the first episode of the new season had been downloaded more than a million times within just two days of airing on HBO.

HBO's president of programming has said he sees piracy as a "compliment of sorts," but the company is taking the issue very seriously. Brian Steinberg, senior editor at Variety, joins the show with more.