Watching new TV shows from Switzerland

Its' been 3 years since I opened this blog and linked then to articles mentioning how copyright issues with foreign TV networks were being addressed. But I haven't crossed an article on that subject in almost as long.

Does it matter? Not really, from Switzerland I am able to enjoy the return of my favorite TV shows as well as watch the new shows that premiered this week (they won't be on TV here for months or years if at all). And there are some great shows: The Good Life, Mercy, The Beautiful Wife, Jay Leno. They are all available in streaming, usually a day or two after they air in the US, and amazingly, the number of streaming sites offering these shows just continues to grow, season after season.

Some of these streaming sites interrupt the viewing to make you fill out a survey, or pay up to continue viewing. They are finding a way, or trying to find a way to commercialize their service.

Why aren't the networks?

Related:

-- Hollywood whining about illegal streaming again

-- Embedded code of US TV series on video sharing sites spreads

-- Opinion: Why TV viewers resort to piracy

emily | 2:55 PM | Copypright Issues |
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