14-06-2016 19:07
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14-06-2016 19:20 - edited 14-06-2016 19:22
@Anonymous User wrote:
Why has Games of Thrones season 1,2,3,4,5 gone from nowtv?
I'm no longer able to view it!
Hi @Anonymous User
game of thrones has gone due to content rights. NowTV are only allowed to have content available for a certain amount of time, after which they must remove the content. Due to the agreements they have with content rights holders in the case of game of thrones, the rights holders are HBO. HBO content is also some of the most expensive content around, especially game of thrones, so even if NowTV could keep it. The cost of keeping it would probably become prohibitive after a certain point, which means it could only be kept at the expense of losing other content.
The slightly better news is the game of thrones box sets will probably be back in February/March next year just before season seven starts
It has been known for a long time that the expiry date of the game of thrones box sets was June 13 most devices show the expiry date of content and if content is going to expire within the next 30 days. You will see an expiry countdown on all devices and also the now TV website. I myself warned people over three weeks ago that the box sets where going to expire
also see @schnapps's post below
01-08-2017 18:53
I was aware of the countdown timer beside each episode. why all 5 series on the same timer length though? i really dont believe the answer about prohibitive costs tb, sky/nowtv are not broke. this screams of maximising profits for shareholders at the expensive of customer satisfaction
01-08-2017 18:54
01-08-2017 18:55
@Anonymous User It is due to the rights NOWTV have to stream the show have expired.
01-08-2017 18:57
again i dont believe this....how many millions to get football rights? this stinks
01-08-2017 19:30
03-08-2017 10:02
Have to say as a recent subscriber that this approach to customers (lack of thought, ludicrous "stop all now" mechanism for a series) has put me off NOW TV.
We are in the same position.
Have a 3 month entertainment pass: pretty sure I will let that lapse and chose other services moving forward.
Lucky for us I have found friends with the DVD sets, so we will catch up using that, but I do not intend to explore the many other features NOW tv may have to offer after our pass expires: once bitten, twice shy: poor business practice and customer care does not sit well with me.
We live & learn, eh!
04-08-2017 11:52
@Anonymous User @Anonymous User
You may be interested to read this.
https://community.nowtv.com/t5/Entertainment/game-of-thrones-1-5/m-p/436781#M33361
03-08-2017 23:03
hey i know this is probably posted a lot here but i need to ask it any way, season 1-5 is gone from nowtv, is there any concrete time frame of when those will be back available for viewing?
03-08-2017 23:20
@Anonymous User
Welcome to the forum. No definite date I'm afraid as NOWTV don't usually announce new boxsets more than a few weeks in advance. I'd guess it would be next year but there no way to know for sure at this stage. Worth keeping an eye on TV listings as Sky Atlantic do run seasons of GoT now and then on the live channel, which can be watched on NOW TV. For instance they usually do a GoT marathon of all seasons over Xmas/New Year.
Keep an eye on the blog which has a coming soon post each month
http://watch.nowtv.com/blog
04-08-2017 10:41
@Anonymous User
HI Jake, welcome to the fourm, we have good and bad news the good first.. it will be back, the bad is not until December, I know a long wait *SIgh*
But that is the boxset seasons 1-6 we will have for December on Nowtv.. its always good to know we will have it back for us to Binge on 🙂