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Considering the global popularity of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, it’s not surprising that it was determined to be 2016’s most-pirated show. A new report from TorrentFreak reveals that at its peak, the series was illegally downloaded and shared over 350,000 times.
Game of Thrones has achieved the honor of becoming the most-downloaded TV show through BitTorrent for the fifth consecutive year. This year, AMC’s The Walking Dead and HBO’s more recent hit Westworld followed closely behind. Although both series were also downloaded at an alarming rate, many viewers have made the switch from torrents to streaming sites over the past months which could impact the numbers going forward.
In other news…
The premiere date for HBO’s forthcoming documentary on mother-and-daughter duo Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds titled Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, has been moved up in light of the pair’s recent passing. The brand new feature will premiere on Sunday, January 7 at 8PM, exclusively via the network/platform. [Deadline]
Are you looking for where you can stream the New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square tomorrow night? One outlet has you covered, from Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve to Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution and more. [CinemaBlend]
Netflix has acquired the global streaming rights to Spain’s time-travel TV series, The Department of Time. Helmed by Spanish pubcaster RTVE, the series, which began its third season production on December 12, will be available for Netflix subscribers in 2017 once La 1 has aired the completed season in Spain. [Variety]
Family-themed streaming service VidAngel has officially shut down following a judge’s order to cease operations. The platform had continued to stream video content despite a judge’s previous order to shut down pending a forthcoming copyright infringement trial. [Variety]
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