Foxtel to air season five of Game of Thrones in Australia at same time as US premiere
Foxtel has announced it will broadcast season five of HBO series Game of Thrones at the same time the US as part of a global simulcast spanning 170 countries.
Showcase subscribers will be able to watch the season premiere at 11am on Monday April 13, with a primetime encore at 7.30pm that evening on Showcase.
Season five of the show will be simulcast across more than 170 countries around the world, inlcuded in the simulcast are the HOBO branded networks: HBO Asia, HBO Canada, HBO Europe, HBO Latin America, HBO Netherlands and HBO Nordic. Also included are international “Home of HBO” services including: Africa/M-Net, Belgium(Flemish)/Telenet, France/Orange, Iceland/365 Media, Israel/DBS, Sky Deutschland,Sky Italia and Sky New Zealand. Additional HBO broadcast partners participating in the simulcast include: Belgium(French)/Betv, Greece/Intervision, Russia/Amedia and Spain/DTS.
Foxtel has previously drawn criticism for the speed and access with which it has made the show available.
Last year’s Season 4 debut of Game of Thrones saw Australians lead the world in pirating the programming.
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When will it be on iTunes?
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Congrats, Foxtel !!!
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