EU to end barriers to Netflix, BBC iPlayer in 2018


  • TECH
  • Friday, 10 Feb 2017

As it stands, a subscriber to the Netflix or Amazon streaming service in, for example, France, will only have access to the service as it is available in a country they are visiting, where the movies or series often drastically differs to their home version. © AFP PHOTO / Ryan Anson

The EU took a major step toward allowing people to use their online entertainment such as Netflix or BBC iPlayer all across Europe, officials said. 

Europeans spend about one billion nights in other EU countries every year but face a frustrating inability to access subscription services while outside their home country. 

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