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Video-streaming giant Netflix has said it is going to stop subscribers from using internet proxies to view content not available in their home countries.
Due to licensing agreements, Netflix content varies between countries - many users have a virtual private network (VPN) or other proxy to get round this.
The firm said it would increase efforts in the next few weeks to block the use of such proxies.
Netflix expanded streaming services to more than 130 countries last week.
But some countries have more content than others - for example, the Australian Netflix catalogue has only about 10% of the content available to its US subscribers.
David Fullagar, vice president of content delivery architecture, said in a blog post on Thursday that the US firm was in the process of licensing content around the world.
But he said it had a long way to go before it could offer viewers the same films and shows everywhere.
Oh well, back to BitTorrent.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 16 2016, @06:05PM
This should be fun. I wonder if neflix knows what portion of it's revenues are coming from these grey subscriptions (paid in US, but streaming out). I'm sure those subscriptions would quickly evaporate if those paying found that they could no longer watch their shows on this channel.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Dunbal on Saturday January 16 2016, @06:37PM
if neflix knows what portion of it's revenues are coming from these grey subscriptions
Roughly half. Can't link the source because I don't have time, but I think I read it in Wired or something. Anyway already sold my Netflix stock. For a profit. Let's see if they still want my subscription.