Video piracy is booming — thanks to the explosion of streaming services

With the launch of Paramount+, Australian consumers of video streaming are arguably drowning in choice. We now have more than a dozen “subscription video on demand” services to choose from, with dozens of more options available worldwide to anyone with a VPN to get around geoblocks. But all this competition isn’t actually making things easier. It’s likely all this “choice” will see more of us turning to piracy to watch our favorite films and televisions shows. The problem is that services are competing (at least in part) through offering exclusive content and original programming. Paramount+, for example, is offering content from…

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