Netflix appears to be moving quickly to make good on a threat that it would cut off subscribers accessing its content from outside the territory in which they are located. Users in Australia have begun reporting that they can’t use proxy services and virtual
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US video streaming service Netflix has to move to block subscribers from using proxy technologies to access its service if it wants its global launch to be a success. This is the view of Steven Ambrose, CEO of local technology research firm Strategy Worx
Netflix has sent the world into a frenzy of anxiety by announcing through its blog that it will be trying to restrict users to only viewing content licensed to the country where they are physically located. This effectively means stopping customers from using a variety
In the first episode of the TalkCentral podcast for 2016, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Netlflix’s arrival in South Africa and its threat to block those using virtual private networking technology to access the US version
South Africans who use virtual private networking services to watch the US version of Netflix could soon find their access blocked. Netflix vice-president of content delivery architecture David Fullagar warned in a post on the subscription video-on-demand
Naspers-owned video-on-demand platform ShowMax has reached a deal with Internet service provider MWeb in terms of which users will get three months of “free” ADSL along with three months of complimentary access to ShowMax. The offer is
Bored with South African television? Future TV, a start-up founded by Johannesburg IT businessman Steven Cohen, wants to give local couch potatoes access to the world’s streaming services without the hassle of having to jump through technical hoops to do it
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At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the US last week, Netflix announced that its online subscription service had been switched on in 130 new markets, including South Africa, making it a “global network” available in more than 190 markets across the world. Netflix already
South Africans can expect to hear more from video streaming service Netflix in future as it only had a “soft launch” this week. This is the view of local technology analyst Arthur Goldstuck, who is MD of research firm World Wide Worx. Netflix switched on its