Pacific TV piracy ‘rampant’

TV piracy ‘rampant’ in the Pacific, says industry insider

24/08/2012 – The development of legitimate television services in the Pacific is being hampered by rampant piracy, a veteran television executive says.

Fiji-based consultant Ken Clark told Radio Australia commercial pay TV operators were using digital set-top boxes to import signals intended for legitimate Australian addresses.

“They package it all up with a bunch of others [programs] – some of which are legitimate – and charge the customers for it,” he said.

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