‘House of the Dragon’ finale leaks on-line, HBO says it is ‘aggressively monitoring and pulling copies’
By PTI
LOS ANGELES: The season one finale of “House of the Dragon” has leaked on-line, stated broadcaster HBO, who blamed its distribution accomplice in Europe, the Middle East or Africa (EMEA) for the “unlawful action”.
According to the leisure web site The Hollywood Reporter, the tenth and closing episode of the fantasy sequence was illegally made out there on Friday forward of its scheduled Sunday launch.
An HBO spokesperson stated the corporate is “aggressively monitoring” the state of affairs and has been taking down copies which have surfaced on torrent websites.
“It seems to have originated from a distribution accomplice within the EMEA area.
HBO is aggressively monitoring and pulling these copies from the web,” stated the spokesperson in a press release.
“We’re disappointed that this unlawful action has disrupted the viewing experience for loyal fans of the show, who will get to see a pristine version of the episode when it premieres Sunday on HBO and HBO Max, where it will stream exclusively in 4K,” the spokesperson continued.
The eight-season run of “Game of Thrones”, the dad or mum present of “House of the Dragon”, was additionally marred by on-line leaks.
In April 2019, the second episode of the eighth and closing season of “Game of Thrones” was launched forward of its scheduled broadcast time through Amazon Prime Video in Germany.
A month later, the fourth episode additionally discovered its strategy to the Internet in Thailand, hours forward of its premiere.
Back in 2017, a “Game of Thrones” episode from its seventh season equally made its strategy to unlawful torrent websites forward of the scheduled air date.
At the time, HBO had attributed the leak to the episode having been by accident posted by a third-party vendor.
Centred across the Targaryen dynasty, the primary season of “House of the Dragon” premiered on August 21.
Starring Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint and Eve Best, the sequence aired in India a day in a while Disney+ Hotstar.
Based on George RR Martin’s novels, the sequence was renewed for a second season 5 days after its premiere.
LOS ANGELES: The season one finale of “House of the Dragon” has leaked on-line, stated broadcaster HBO, who blamed its distribution accomplice in Europe, the Middle East or Africa (EMEA) for the “unlawful action”.
According to the leisure web site The Hollywood Reporter, the tenth and closing episode of the fantasy sequence was illegally made out there on Friday forward of its scheduled Sunday launch.
An HBO spokesperson stated the corporate is “aggressively monitoring” the state of affairs and has been taking down copies which have surfaced on torrent websites.
“It seems to have originated from a distribution accomplice within the EMEA area.
HBO is aggressively monitoring and pulling these copies from the web,” stated the spokesperson in a press release.
“We’re disappointed that this unlawful action has disrupted the viewing experience for loyal fans of the show, who will get to see a pristine version of the episode when it premieres Sunday on HBO and HBO Max, where it will stream exclusively in 4K,” the spokesperson continued.
The eight-season run of “Game of Thrones”, the dad or mum present of “House of the Dragon”, was additionally marred by on-line leaks.
In April 2019, the second episode of the eighth and closing season of “Game of Thrones” was launched forward of its scheduled broadcast time through Amazon Prime Video in Germany.
A month later, the fourth episode additionally discovered its strategy to the Internet in Thailand, hours forward of its premiere.
Back in 2017, a “Game of Thrones” episode from its seventh season equally made its strategy to unlawful torrent websites forward of the scheduled air date.
At the time, HBO had attributed the leak to the episode having been by accident posted by a third-party vendor.
Centred across the Targaryen dynasty, the primary season of “House of the Dragon” premiered on August 21.
Starring Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint and Eve Best, the sequence aired in India a day in a while Disney+ Hotstar.
Based on George RR Martin’s novels, the sequence was renewed for a second season 5 days after its premiere.
