CBC torrenting Canada's Next Great Prime Minister, DRM-free

Everyone knows you can find torrents from plenty of TV shows on the internet, but it's usually not seeded by the broadcaster. Taking a page out of mariposaHD's book, the CBC is putting a "high quality" DRM-free copy of Canada's Next Great Prime Minister online (no wonder they think HDTV has no business model) after it airs March 23. No idea yet if this is a one time thing or the start of a trend, but we applaud the Canadians for one-upping Her podcasting Majesty in getting with digital distribution. Hopefully, the reasoning behind selecting political leaders soliciting ideas for a better country via a reality TV show (and why the U.S. isn't), will also be answered.

[Thanks, Sukhminder]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 21st 2008 9:10PM]

Note: The show is shot in standard definition (not HD), so the torrent will be also.

[TheHoldSteady Posted Mar 22nd 2008 4:15AM]

Just going by the title, is there going to be another show called Canada's Next Lousy Prime Minister?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 22nd 2008 1:30PM]

The only thing people actually watch on CBC is hockey night in canada. Which is pointless to torrent as its a live game.

The broadcasters might as well put there shows into the torrent stream, as its going to happen anyways. Heck the could throw in a couple of ads and help salvage some lost profit. BE PROACTIVE.