Piracy rates on the popular CBS show "Under the Dome" are up 34 percent, according to a new report. August 8, 2013 6:47 AM PDT (Credit: Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET) Piracy is on the rise following the ongoing battle between Time Warner Cable and CBS. According to TorrentFreak, which analyzed BitTorrent activity on piracy sites lately, piracy rates on popular CBS shows are up substantially. The network's popular title, "Under the Dome," is seeing piracy rates jump by 34 percent, according to TorrentFreak. CBS is the parent company of CNET. Related stories CBS head calls Time Warner digital rights offer 'egregious' Time Warner Cable gives CBS two options to end blackout Online options raise stakes in CBS, Time Warner standoff Time Warner Cable drops CBS as talks over fees fall short CBS chief dismisses Aereo as 'more wind than reality' After a bitter battle over broadcasting terms, Time Warner Cable last week dropped CBS from its channel lineup. That left Time Warner Cable's customers without some of their favorite programming, which might have driven at least some of them to torrent sites to access programming. TorrentFreak analyzed "Under the Dome" piracy across the U.S., and found that 10.9 percent of the downloads came from within the blackout region before CBS and Time Warner Cable couldn't come to terms. After the talks broke down and CBS was blacked out, the share of downloads originating from the blackout zone increased to 14.6 percent. CBS and Time Warner Cable are reportedly still in talks, but coming to an agreement has proven extremely difficult. Earlier this week, Time Warner Cable offered CBS an "a la carte" option that CBS chief Leslie Moonves called "an empty gesture."
Piracy rates on the popular CBS show "Under the Dome" are up 34 percent, according to a new report.
(Credit: Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET)
Piracy is on the rise following the ongoing battle between Time Warner Cable and CBS.
According to TorrentFreak, which analyzed BitTorrent activity on piracy sites lately, piracy rates on popular CBS shows are up substantially. The network's popular title, "Under the Dome," is seeing piracy rates jump by 34 percent, according to TorrentFreak.
CBS is the parent company of CNET.
Related stories
- CBS head calls Time Warner digital rights offer 'egregious'
- Time Warner Cable gives CBS two options to end blackout
- Online options raise stakes in CBS, Time Warner standoff
- Time Warner Cable drops CBS as talks over fees fall short
- CBS chief dismisses Aereo as 'more wind than reality'
After a bitter battle over broadcasting terms, Time Warner Cable last week dropped CBS from its channel lineup. That left Time Warner Cable's customers without some of their favorite programming, which might have driven at least some of them to torrent sites to access programming.
TorrentFreak analyzed "Under the Dome" piracy across the U.S., and found that 10.9 percent of the downloads came from within the blackout region before CBS and Time Warner Cable couldn't come to terms. After the talks broke down and CBS was blacked out, the share of downloads originating from the blackout zone increased to 14.6 percent.
CBS and Time Warner Cable are reportedly still in talks, but coming to an agreement has proven extremely difficult. Earlier this week, Time Warner Cable offered CBS an "a la carte" option that CBS chief Leslie Moonves called "an empty gesture."
