IP Democracy: Pirated Cable Networks Streamed Widely in China

According to this Wall Street Journal article, popular cable networks, including HBO, ESPN and MTV are streamed over the Internet in China, much to the consternation of the network owners. A basketball game featuring Yao Ming was streamed over a Chinese P2P network called Coolstreaming, and garnered 50,000 viewers.

While most of the networks are in Chinese, some, including the popular U.S. channels, are in English with Chinese subtitles. Moreover, some of the streamed channels are gaining a European audience.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on September 2, 2005 3:47 PM to IP Democracy