Studio employee seeds P2P networks with new TV show

August 2nd, 2007 • Television, Video

AllYourTV claims to have an interview with a Warner Brothers Television employee, who admits to leaking episodes of a major new series for the network onto P2P and BitTorrent sites.

The nameless employee uploaded with files of ‘Pushing Daises’ with help from a ‘neighbour’s kid’, who got ’some kind of uploading credit’ in return for helping out.

But did WB sanction the leaking of the series? Over to AllYourTV:

Q: So what made you decide to pass along the file? Was this your idea, or did your boss approve it?
A: MY boss? Oh, God no. I mean…look, I think a lot of people….it’s a bit like the military’s ‘Don’t’ Ask Don’t Tell’ rule. I think a lot of people think in theory that getting a show out there ahead of time is a good idea. Especially a show (like “Pushing Daisies”) that generally gets a lot of excitement from people after they watch it.But it’s not like anyone I know would admit to that while they’re on the clock, and it’s not even something you would bring up seriously as a suggestion.

Studio Source: ‘I Helped Upload TV Pilot’–AllyourTV.com

And over at NewTeeVee, they have a little tongue in cheek advice if you’d like to begin promoting your studio’s new big production using your peer groups…

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