Netflix prepares to stop content at the border

LOS GATOS, CA - Netflix has announced plans to crack down on viewers using virtual private networks and proxy services to stream content not available in their country.According to a report in Variety, the move by Netflix to more rigorously enforce geographical content-licensing rights indicates that it’s responding to studio and content partners concerned that viewership of movies and shows via Netflix from non-licensed territories will impinge their other distribution deals in those areas. The company may also be seeking to limit account-sharing among subscribers.In a post on the company blog, Netflix VP of content delivery architecture David Fullagar acknowledged that viewers use such tools because Netflix...