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free and legal us dramas set to stream on sohu website

Monday, June 27, 2011
free and legal us dramas set to stream on sohu website a chinese web portal has joined hands with producers of sitcoms and dramas in the united states to release their shows for free.

if this does not sound new, it is because millions of chinese fans of us television shows have long had access to their favorite episodes on the internet. usually they will download them via services such as bittorrent or watch them on video sharing websites.

viewers do not have to pay to see the shows in this way, but there is a delay, sometimes poor subtitling and more importantly, most of the shows available online are pirated.

sohu, one of the most visited websites in china, is officially working with us producers such as warner brothers and abc, by paying for the right to air their shows. they aim to recoup their costs through advertisements.

sohu will release the fourth season of gossip girl and the big bang theory, and the first season of nikita this month.

as the exclusive chinese online broadcaster of the shows, sohu will release the episodes the day after the episodes are broadcast in the us. nikita will be available on sept 10, gossip girl on sept 14, and the big bang theory on sept 24. none of the three shows is to be broadcast on chinese television.

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