Posts by nerdrage

BBC shuts off iPlayer to UK VPNs, cutting access to overseas fans

Bottom line: the BBC is a stubbornly territory-based distributor in an industry that is rapidly going global. It makes no sense to us common folk that we can't get what want, when we want it, how we want it, for a nice low price and no ads. Other companies, such as Netflix, are figuring out how to do this. Anyone who can't, just isn't trying (probably because they have internal vested interests to mollify). Oh well, the world will just roll on right past them.

How can we manage this internet thing? The Euro gov needs YOU

Don't worry. By the time the EU bureaucrats finish their song and dance, Netflix will be able to provide the whole world (not just Europe) with the same content at the same time. This is a business problem, so let business solve it.

The real holdup here is Hollywood accepting that the distribution business has fundamentally changed and not in their favor. Hollywood can adapt, but the European film business is too dependent on the current distribution model for financing. When the EU bureaucrats realize that, they will amusingly do a 180 and start defending geoblocking.