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Game of Thrones season 1,2,3,4,5 has gone

Why has Games of Thrones season 1,2,3,4,5 gone from nowtv?
I'm no longer able to view it!
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@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

 

http://community.nowtv.com/t5/Entertainment/GAME-OF-THRONES-EXPIRY-WARNING/m-p/374479/highlight/true#M20550

 

also see @schnapps's post below 


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Anonymous User
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I think it will be dvds from Ebay. Buy them, watch them, sell them. Should be able to watch a season for the price of posatage and Ebay selling charges if you sell for the same price as you buy.

 

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@Anonymous User

 

Walking Dead S1-6 are available with an Amazon Instant Video sub, so if you have Amazon Prime you can watch for free, or depending how fast you can watch you can pay £5.99 for a month of Amazon Instant Video to watch. 

Anonymous User
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I just started watching season 1 yesterday and now it's gone aswell...

Will be cancelling my membership!

Anonymous User
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Very disappointing 'bait and switch' marketing techniques on Now TV. Stupid decision to remove seasons 1-5 whilst advertising '250 box sets'. Membership cancelled.

Anonymous User
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I just rejoined now tv in order to watch Game of Thrones from the start.Very disappointed and I feel tricked as all the ads for now tv give Game of Thrones as a reason to subscribe....I will be cancelling today.

Anonymous User
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Same here and then when I finally found web chat service to complain - the agent cut me off!!! I am so mad.  Now TV tricked me into this service!!!! 😡😡😡

Anonymous User
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I am probably not the first one or last one but after writing to Customer Service they advised me to post my desire to extend the GOT box set.

 

Hope something can be done about it.

 

Cheers 

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@Anonymous User unfortunately they advised you incorrectly. All programs are available for a certain duration depending on agreement with studios. The good news with GOT it often appears on Sky Atlantic live channels even when it is not available as a box set.
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yes, please extend!

 

 

schnapps
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The NowTV Team have confirmed on the link thread below, that Game of Thrones boxsets season 1 to 6 will be returning to the NowTV service during December.

 

https://community.nowtv.com/t5/Entertainment/game-of-thrones-1-5/m-p/436781#M33361