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You Can Now Watch 'Game Of Thrones' For $15 A Month

Foxtel rejoins the streaming race with the launch of Foxtel Now.
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There's no denying Aussies love "Game of Thrones", what with it being one of the most pirated series of all time, and Aussies at the top of that list of downloaders. But thanks to Foxtel's latest streaming service, it'll be a lot easier, cheaper (and legal-ler) to access the show for the penultimate season.

On Tuesday, Foxtel announced the launch of its new streaming service, Foxtel Now, which sees the cable service throwing their hat into the ring against other streaming services like local Stan or global giant Netflix.

The service is offering five entry-level "packs" to sign-up for, the cheapest at $10 per month. The packs are split between Lifestyle, Docos and Kids packs (each at $10 per month), and the Drama and Pop packs ($15 per month each, or $25 per month for both). Both the Drama and Pop packs provide the Showcase channel which includes "Game of Thrones".

The competition is stiff, however, with Netflix offering its entire catalogue for the standard price of $11.99, and Stan even lower at a flat $10 per month. Foxtel Now also offers "premium" packs for those after sport and movie content, with these packs being added on top of the entry level packs. Movies are an extra $20 a month, and sport an added $29 a month.

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The pricing structure of Foxtel Now is very similar to the company's offering of Foxtel Play, which last year debuted lowered pricing specifically to lure "Thrones" fans away from shadier means of accessing the show, but the resistance to move away from the "pack" structure may still see some customers resisting the jump over to Foxtel's streams.

In 2014, Foxtel launched a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service called Presto, ahead of Netflix's Australian launch. While offering some exclusive HBO shows, Presto was never able to secure "Game of Thrones" which many assumed would set it apart from Netflix or the soon-to-be launched Stan. The service ceased operations in January of this year.

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