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Re:Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP ad... by xfer on Thursday August 12, 2021 @07:28AM (#28154899)
Why do the content owners restrict to particular country? It makes no sense to me. Do they lose money by doing this?
Re:Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP ad... by Mindwipe on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:44PM (#28158531)
They restrict to a particular country because it makes vastly, vastly more money.

Shows are worth disproportionately more in some territories, local broadcasters are also very good customers they want to keep happy and only license in areas covered by their transmission windows, basic things like the structure of the school holidays and weather make a tremendous difference when it's profitable to launch a show etc etc.