When people travel outside of their country, they have to think about so many things – what clothes should they pack, how much money should they bring, what sort of papers are required for the trip, and so on. What most people don’t think about is their Netflix subscription.
Of course, most people are very well assured that their Netflix profile is global. A Global Netflix profile means that you can use your account anywhere at any given time. That’s somewhat true, however you will be forced to watch different shows with different subtitles and captions.
If you didn’t know, Netflix hosts different kind of show catalogue depending on where you are. For instance, if you have a Spanish Netflix account, you will be watching Spanish shows with Spanish subtitles. That’s great if you are still in the country, but what happens when you leave?
Why is it not possible to watch Spanish television when you leave the country?
The television online de espana works differently outside the borders of Spain. Copyright, as well as licensing regulations and laws forbid the content providers from operating in the same manner outside their original country.
That basically means that Spanish shows are limited when you leave Spain, regardless of what type of show hosting platform you are using. Even Netflix, which is undoubtedly the biggest company in this line of work has a limited number of shows they will provide for you when you go abroad.
This basically means that the original content you have watched and enjoyed in your country will not be available to you if you’ve entered another state.
In short, every show is under a certain license. That means that some shows have fully functional and operational licenses outside of the countries that are emitting them, but since that costs a ton of money, most do not possess such a luxury.
How does your provider restrict the access to certain content?
Every single restriction revolves around your actual geographic location. Laws and regulations are different in each country, and that applies even more strictly when other continents are in question.
The so called ‘geo localization’ methods and techniques are used to restrict the access to certain content. For instance, one of the most effective way is to obtain and control the user’s IP address and simply put it on a blacklist (the content is restricted) or a whitelist (the content is available).
So, if you want to ver television desde el extranjero, you need to get on the whitelist. Certain countries have automated systems that immediately put you on one or the other, but the case is not closed when this is done.
This is not your last line of defence, though. If you subscribe to a VPN (virtual private network), you can easily override the boundaries and obstacles presented by such blacklists. VPN services are by default cheap, and most providers will offer you all sorts of discounts, money back guarantees and refunds if you’re not satisfied.
