If piracy of an episode within 24 hours was added and the rest of the world included, it would probably tripple the numbers.
Which boggles my mind why HBO doesn't to sell a stream on their website or something. I wouldn't mind paying a few bucks for each episode. They make it SOOO HARD for non TV viewers and non-HBO subscribers to watch their programming....
They are probably afraid that something like that would lead to a reduction in their subscriber base. I have HBO, but honestly it's mostly for their shows and HBO GO. I hardly ever just tune in to one of the HBO channels, but I
can, because I'm a subscriber.
If I had a way to watch their shows only, at a cheaper rate than my subscription, I would take it. And so would a lot of their other customers, I would wager. Which would be bad business.