You are correct in your conclusion re geographical filter. UK-citizens
pay a licence fee and part of the rules around that is that much internet
content is only available to those who have supposedly paid the licence
fee. I say "supposedly" because it is a blunt instrument, if you are in
the UK and you have internet access then you are nominally assumed to have
paid, and whether you have paid your licence fee or not, if you are not in
the UK then you will not be able to access the content. Personally we get
round this by using a proxy server, but it depends how much UK TV you
actually want to access (and I guess your take on legality) as to whether
it's worth the hassle.
Hazel
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Hi Laura,
Very quick update on my last post... I just clicked the "Refresh" button,
and this time get a slightly different message from Channel 4: "This video
is not working or not available in your territory. Please check again
later."
I suspect that there is some form of geographic filter in place, perhaps
because of licensing or some other arcane legal requirement.
Leslie Harris
Johannesburg, South Africa
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