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(Not Indian, but we get the same thing in Europe) Because movie studios, music labels etc. sell exclusive distribution rights to local music cartels, and many
by avar 8y ago
(Not Indian, but we get the same thing in Europe)
Because movie studios, music labels etc. sell exclusive distribution rights to local music cartels, and many of these deals are historical and hard to get out of, e.g. maybe they were 20-30 year contracts made in the mid-90s when nobody was serious about this "Internet" thing.
Which is why Netflix has such a fragmented offering per-country, and why e.g. you might be able to technically buy some song on a CD in India, but it's not available anywhere online, or in the likes of Spotify.
- unsignedint 8y agoI am frustrated by this all the time but for Japanese contents in US. Japanese broadcast (TV Japan) in the US can have segment censored or even cut entirely. (gets worse when Olympics is on, but that's another story with another reasons.) It got a lot better, particularly for anime, because companies were losing money without legal (and timely) distribution, but there's still big hole in music contents. I guess music from Japan is niche compared to anime. (And worse with something obscure I tend to listen, e.g. anime related music) Some small subset of musicians and labels are nice enough to put the entire thing on YouTube, but I wish there were an avenue to listen to them just as easy as Spotify, and with decent coverage.