spk18: Looks like to me its already begun - getting the Netflix black screen of death while running Apple TV4, unblock-us on VF cable Wellington.  Initially could get into Netflix last night but didn't have US content, so I restarted and couldn't get in at all.  Worked perfectly the days before.  Ugh.  Anyone else have issues or is this just me?

spk18: Looks like to me its already begun - getting the Netflix black screen of death while running Apple TV4, unblock-us on VF cable Wellington.  Initially could get into Netflix last night but didn't have US content, so I restarted and couldn't get in at all.  Worked perfectly the days before.  Ugh.  Anyone else have issues or is this just me?

DeepBlueSky: This is not Netflix fault rather content providers trying to continue to impose their 1990's regional model to the current Global market.

Its totally counter productive to getting rid of pirating; once music was pirated on a wholesale basis but with the introduction of streaming services the likes of Spotify its on its last knees I would suggest.

As I see it one of two things will happen, either this Netflix statement is what it is a statement that will placate the content providers and show Netflix is doing something without actually doing something if you know what I mean. Or scenario two they go in boots and all to block geo DNS services and possibly succeed; this will one hit them in the bottom line as people unsubscribe and there be a few I'm sure, and two start up a new round of pirate sites sending everyone back a few years.

Only time will tell but it will be interesting.  

NonprayingMantis:

DeepBlueSky: This is not Netflix fault rather content providers trying to continue to impose their 1990's regional model to the current Global market.

Its totally counter productive to getting rid of pirating; once music was pirated on a wholesale basis but with the introduction of streaming services the likes of Spotify its on its last knees I would suggest.

As I see it one of two things will happen, either this Netflix statement is what it is a statement that will placate the content providers and show Netflix is doing something without actually doing something if you know what I mean. Or scenario two they go in boots and all to block geo DNS services and possibly succeed; this will one hit them in the bottom line as people unsubscribe and there be a few I'm sure, and two start up a new round of pirate sites sending everyone back a few years.

Only time will tell but it will be interesting.  

Could make the argument that it is entirely Netflix fault.

They have signed contracts with content providers where they pay a much lower fee to only sell the content in one or two countries. The contract also likely says they MUST take steps to stop customers accessing the content outside those countries.
A few years ago, IP blocking was a pretty decent way of stopping most people from doing that. With the massive rise of unblockers but not anymore. Netflix need to update their measures in order to justify only paying for regional rights and not be in breach of their contracts.
If they want to sell globally they need to buy global rights. Until they do, they need to stop selling to people where they have no right to sell to them.

geekiegeek: Look at NZ as an example, if Sky already have the local rights then Netflix cannot buy them.

SaltyNZ:

geekiegeek: Look at NZ as an example, if Sky already have the local rights then Netflix cannot buy them.

Hopefully the next time the contracts come up for renewal Sky will find it much harder to lock them up exclusively.