"По новостям": TV pirates

Опубликовано 4 сентября 2009

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New figures show a surge in the numbers of people using the internet to watch unauthorised copies of television programmes. While American drama series are the most popular, millions of people are also downloading the British programme Top Gear.

Visits to web sites offering illegal access to music and video have nearly doubled over the last year, and increasingly it's television and films which are being sought out.

Снимок сайта телешоу TopGear — Подпись к фото, Выпуски телешоу Top Gear регулярно нелегально скачивают сотни тысяч людей

The media measurement firm Big Champagne has compiled a top ten of illegal downloads. It's dominated by American drama series, with 55 million people downloading episodes of Heroes in the first half of this year.

But the BBC's Top Gear is also amongst the most pirated programmes, with hundreds of thousands of people, many in the United States, downloading each episode of the recent series.

Despite the apparent surge in piracy, the researchers say television should not suffer as much damage to its revenues as the music business has faced.

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Самое популярное

End of Самое популярное

offering illegal access to- предоставляющие нелегальный доступ к

have nearly doubled - почти удвоились
which are being sought out - зд. которые ищут с целью последующего скачивания
has compiled - составила
it's dominated by - в нем преобладают
the apparent surge - очевидный резкий рост или увеличение
suffer as much damage to its revenues - понести такие же крупные потери прибыли
has faced - столкнулся