September 21, 2003

A Torrent of TV Show Downloads

Yahoo! News:

First music, then movies -- now Internet file traders have tuned in to television, going online to download their favorite shows.

Web sites like Suprnova.org are doing for TV downloads what Napster did for digital music files. You can find last night's episode of "American Idol," the entire collection of "The Simpsons," and old favorites like "Battlestar Galactica."

Such downloads, which may be on shaky legal ground, are popular outside the United States. This is especially true in Europe, where fans sometimes have to wait years to see the latest episodes of U.S. shows like "The West Wing" and "Six Feet Under."

Posted by Timothy Fredel at September 21, 2003 1:37 AM
Related Categories: Area - Tech - Television | Deep Dive - 'The Future of TV & Film' | Industry - Entertainment - TV | Industry - Internet | Quadrant - Technological | Theme - 'Digital Impact'


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