Not available in the UK. Region lock for online content is stupid, I get it all the time trying to watch Comedy Central clips - if anything it has made me less likely to ever give them money.

I find it interesting that HBO is allowing YouTube to stream this for free - is this a strategy they normally employ?

It looks like this is on HBO's youtube channel so not only are they allowing it, but they are the ones streaming it for free. It makes sense to stream premier episodes for new series if it means they can hook people into the show and possibly bring in more HBO subscribers.

They have done this before for new shows.

Think about the target audience for this show. It makes perfect sense to try and reach out to them like this to get them hooked.

that's a page straight out of netflix and amazon prime's approach. absolutely fascinating.

surprisingly accurate portrayal of SV, and hilarious