Around half of British sports fans now admit to watching paywalled games through unofficial streams, apps or modified devices, a BBC InDepth investigation reported on 18 October. The report follows a summer of prison sentences for sellers and sets out why broadcasters see piracy as a direct threat to the money that funds top-level sport. […]
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Zattoo is the Zurich live-TV platform that has been streaming German-language television since 2006, and it stops working the moment your IP address leaves Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The free ad-supported tier carries the main public channels, while more than 200 stations sit behind the paid plans together with a seven-day Replay archive and cloud […]
Tubi streams its free films and shows inside a handful of countries, and Yemen sits outside that list, so viewers in Sanaa meet a location block the moment they press play. The fix is quick: connect NordVPN to a server in New York, open Tubi through the app or website, and the full catalogue plays […]
Disney+ keeps its Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar library inside the countries where it has launched, and Ethiopia is not one of them, so viewers in Addis Ababa meet a location block the moment they press play. The fix takes a few minutes: connect Surfshark VPN to Johannesburg, sign in through the Disney+ app or […]
Sling TV sells its American channel packages inside the United States only, so viewers in Nigeria meet a location block the moment they press play. The fix is quick: connect NordVPN to a server in New York, sign in through the Sling app or website, and every channel plays in Lagos exactly as it does […]
YouTube TV sells its 100-plus live American channels inside the United States only, so viewers in Venezuela meet an instant location error the moment they open it. The fix takes a few minutes: connect Surfshark VPN to New York, sign in at tv.youtube.com, and every channel plays in Caracas exactly as it does in Chicago. […]
Sky Sports sells its Premier League, Formula 1, and cricket coverage inside the United Kingdom and Ireland only, so viewers in Moldova meet a location block the moment they press play. The fix is quick: connect NordVPN to a server in London, sign in through Sky or NOW, and every match plays in Chisinau exactly […]
TNT Sports keeps its Champions League nights, Premier League games, and MotoGP inside the United Kingdom and Ireland only, so viewers in Chile meet a region error the moment they press play. The fix takes a few minutes: connect Surfshark VPN to London, sign in through the British HBO Max app where TNT Sports streams, […]
Joyn is Germany’s biggest home-grown streaming platform, and it shuts the door the moment your IP address crosses the border. The free tier carries 60-plus live channels such as ProSieben, SAT.1 and kabel eins, plus a deep on-demand shelf and a catch-up mediathek, all licensed for Germany and Austria alone. Connect Surfshark VPN to a […]
Disney+ keeps its Marvel, Star Wars, and Star library inside 100-plus supported countries, and Tuvalu is not one of them, so viewers in Funafuti meet a location block the moment they press play. The fix is quick: connect NordVPN to a server in Sydney, sign in through the Disney+ app or website, and every film […]