This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Enable British expats to stream UK TV from their new homes around the world.
There are tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of British expats around the world who love to watch British TV from their new homes in foreign climbs. Many use a VPN service that that allows them to stream UK TV via the internet. The BBC have recently blocked streaming via these VPN services.
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The BBC claims that such streaming potentially impacts their ability to sell a limited selection of shows to foreign providers. However, there are many shows that are not shown on such channels that expats would like access and are willing to pay for such access. Indeed, many of them now pay for VPN service that allows such access. The BBC's failure to implement and monetize such a service is a failure on their part and until such service is available, VPN access should not be blocked.
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