Demand for pirated TV, film at highest point in years — here’s why
published by The Daily Beast, streamers such as Max, Disney+ and Hulu are responsible for the surge after pulling popular titles from their platforms, prompting watchers to find alternative channels to view them.One example used in the report was HBO’s sci-fi series “Westworld” which was yanked from the streaming platform Max shortly after it uploaded its fourth and final season. Another came in the form of the ill-fated “Bat Girl” film which was shelved by Warner Brothers in August 2022 after it was so poorly received by moviegoers that the studio decided to cut its losses.“Subscribers feel exhaustion and frustration when they can’t access ‘their content,’ or when titles—even titles produced for a streaming service — are dropped from that streaming service, or when titles bounce around from one streamer to another,” director Alfred Giancarli told the outlet.