How much does it cost to block a website like Kickass Torrents? According to Australia’s internet service providers, AU$50 per domain. That’s the price tag TPG has put on blocking individual domains that live in the darker corners of the internet, offering pirates access to torrents of recent movies and TV shows. TPG, Optus, Telstra …
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If you’re gearing up (heh) to watch the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 on Fox Sports this weekend, don’t forget your coasters. No really. Fox Sports has launched Fox Vision, a new augmented reality app to go alongside its broadcast of the iconic Australian race, the Bathurst 1000. And it uses special coasters to bring up a 3D version of the …
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After giving the world of streaming video a solid college try, Foxtel has thrown in the towel on Presto, choosing instead to focus its energy on a revamped version of its IPTV offering Foxtel Play. But while the pay TV provider has previously said the new Foxtel Play would be priced to compete with streaming players such as Netflix and …
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Binge or binge not. There is no try. Foxtel has your long weekend sorted with news it will launch a pop-up Star Wars channel for the October long weekend. The movie marathon will feature all seven movies in the saga, running in order from “The Phantom Menace” to “The Force Awakens” (sorry folks, no “Clone Wars”). The films will run …
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If you’ve dabbling in the torrents lately, it’s unlikely you’ll receive a letter from your ISP in the post any time soon, after the peak body representing Australia’s Internet service providers revealed that the industry’s proposed scheme has been quietly shelved. Communications Alliance joined forces with Foxtel to notify the Australian Media and Communications Authority of the news in a …
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Sure, Australia might still be the world leader when it comes to pirating Game of Thrones, but we’re also doing a pretty decent job of paying for it as well. Or at least that’s what it looks like thanks to the latest viewership figures from Foxtel. The pay TV service says that the premiere episode of season 6 managed to …
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If you’re a “Game of Thrones” fan, then you’ll already have April 25 locked into your diary, because that’s when episode one of season six airs. In Australia that’s happening at 11 a.m., which gives you time to get to Dawn Service and back. If you’re not a regular subscriber to Foxtel then you might be pleased to hear that …
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HBO When season five of HBO’s award winning hit “Game of Thrones” premieres on April 12, it won’t just be on US screens. HBO has announced that it will be providing a simultaneous global broadcast of not only the first episode, “The Wars to Come,” but all ten episodes of the upcoming season. The simulcast will occur in over 170 …
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HBO’s Sofia Chang in Sydney. Dave Cheng/CNET The Game of Thrones exhibition has made it to Sydney as part of its international tour, setting up shop in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Circular Quay. While much of the excitement has been around the special guest Liam Cunningham — Ser Davos in the show — HBO’s VP and GM Sofia …
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HBO Last week, the season four finale of “Game of Thrones” broke all existing torrent records to become the most pirated show ever. And, of course, all the records it broke were previously set by “Game of Thrones” episodes. To put it conservatively, it’s a popular show. Australians have been prolific when it comes to torrenting “Game of Thrones” — …
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