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I live in Taiwan but my CC is from Singapore. I want to get HBO but I can't because I don't have a Taiwan CC. But I can sign up for HBO Singapore but I can't us
by philliphaydon 4y ago
I live in Taiwan but my CC is from Singapore. I want to get HBO but I can't because I don't have a Taiwan CC. But I can sign up for HBO Singapore but I can't use it in Taiwan... Soooo I'm subjected to pirating HBO content. Sometimes I wonder if these companies actually want to make money because they make it so far for us to give them money.
- RedShift1 4y agoI've never ever understood geoblocking. What kind of company says no to someone wanting to purchase their products? They are literally throwing away money.
- prirun 4y agoNot defending it, but I think it's a thing because media companies want to price things according to what a country/region can afford. So if they price something cheaper for Thailand, they don't want it to work in the US. Same as drug companies.
- OrangeMusic 4y agoThis is just one example I know of, but in France they have laws regarding when movies are available to stream, in order to regulate competition with the movie theaters. This means that movies available in the US are often not (yet) available in France. I can imagine media companies having to deal with such rules for all countries being a nightmare to implement and then just open in the US.
- dzhiurgis 4y agoNetflix has this nuanced aspect with languages. There's no way to filter films by: * non english (but english subs) * actual language you understand Plus subs selection is pathetic - Apple TV shines here, but it's not perfect.