For season 5, Foxtel viewers will get the chance to see the riveting drama sooner than ever. The media company recently announced that the first episode of the series’ fifth instalment will air at the same time as the US premiere.
Not only that, but the entire season will be available simultaneously in all 170 countries. Somehow, we predict a considerable number of Australians calling in sick to work every Monday morning for the next couple of months…
On the other hand, HBO and Apple TV have just announced that HBO will be available on the Apple TV as an a la carte subscription for $US15. Apple CEO Tim Cook told the press that this deal, “will reinvent the way you watch television.” This new way to access HBO, without a subscription to a larger cable service, will be called HBO Now and will debut in April.
While HBO Now will technically only be available in the US, Australians who have been accessing the US version of Netflix using VPN services were surely tempted to check out this new Apple TV offering. With the Game of Thrones simulcast though, chances are fewer of them will decide to satisfy their curiosity.
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