[Headie]

Spotify music, Netflix shows and content on other online streaming services could be blocked to British citizens on holiday in Europe if the UK leaves the EU with no deal, the government has admitted.

At the moment, ‘portability’ regulation ensures that streaming services are not allowed to discriminate between someone when they are at home in the UK or if they are travelling to the rest of Europe. Users can go on holiday to France and still have full access to the Netflix films and Spotify music they get at home, for instance.

But a tranche of newly-released official documents about the anticipated impact of a no-deal Brexit includes a paper that suggests the portability arrangement that exists with the bloc would “cease to apply”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a8580901.html

[Cherry Christmas]

this is like the millenium bug all over again

[reece(:]

Brexit continues to ruin lives

[Amy Jade]

We need a revote now

[arista]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

We need a revote now

Do not be silly,
there is not enough time for it , now.


Friday 29th March 2019 11PM

[Oliver_W]

At least they wouldn't be blocked from within the UK itself, like the misleading headline is trying to suggest.

[Jordan.]

Tula May better get her **** together things just got REAL

[Smithy]

I don't really get this, Guernsey isn't in the EU and we don't have any of those issues?

[Northern Monkey]

Who goes hundreds or thousands of miles on holiday to a foreign country to watch Netflix?
Do it at home before you go

[Good King Glennceslas]

Just download the shows you want and watch them offline like a normal person

[FaLaLaLand]

What a load of TRIPE

[Denver]

If you are paying hundreds of pounds to travel to Spain to watch 13 Reasons why then you need your money taken off you

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Who goes hundreds or thousands of miles on holiday to a foreign country to watch Netflix?
Do it at home before you go

Originally Posted by Adam.

If you are paying hundreds of pounds to travel to Spain to watch 13 Reasons why then you need your money taken off you

Nothing wrong with getting back to your hotel room at the end of the night and putting on a quick film before you sleep..

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Nothing wrong with getting back to your hotel room at the end of the night and putting on a quick film before you sleep..

what about the after party, in the hotel lobby?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Who goes hundreds or thousands of miles on holiday to a foreign country to watch Netflix?
Do it at home before you go

Originally Posted by Adam.

If you are paying hundreds of pounds to travel to Spain to watch 13 Reasons why then you need your money taken off you

People don't just travel for a holiday.

[Oliver_W]

Even in the most exciting of places people don't do "holiday things" for every waking moment, especially if it's a family holiday. But Netflix isn't the only option, people can bung a few DVDs into their luggage, download stuff onto a USB stick if they're not taking a laptop/tablet, or just watch the telly.

The article in the o/p is obviously a pile of bollocks but even if it were true it wouldn't be a disaster.

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Even in the most exciting of places people don't do "holiday things" for every waking moment, especially if it's a family holiday. But Netflix isn't the only option, people can bung a few DVDs into their luggage, download stuff onto a USB stick if they're not taking a laptop/tablet, or just watch the telly.

The article in the o/p is obviously a pile of bollocks but even if it were true it wouldn't be a disaster.

Or God forbid go outside or go visit a friend.. there's a lot more to life than consuming media. I actually think such a disruption could probably be beneficial for society ... Or maybe there will be another baby boom...

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Maru

Or God forbid go outside or go visit a friend.. there's a lot more to life than consuming media. I actually think such a disruption could probably be beneficial for society ... Or maybe there will be another baby boom...

But when you're on holiday, you sometimes just wanna watch something to unwind after a long day, and depending on where you are there might not be friends locally.

The article is only talking about UK Netflix accounts working in the EU, not Netflix being banned in the UK - anyone who believes the latter is possible needs to loosen their crash helmet.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

But when you're on holiday, you sometimes just wanna watch something to unwind after a long day, and depending on where you are there might not be friends locally.

The article is only talking about UK Netflix accounts working in the EU, not Netflix being banned in the UK - anyone who believes the latter is possible needs to loosen their crash helmet.

well thank you for clarifying this Oliver, so there isn't a huge problem then

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

But when you're on holiday, you sometimes just wanna watch something to unwind after a long day, and depending on where you are there might not be friends locally.

The article is only talking about UK Netflix accounts working in the EU, not Netflix being banned in the UK - anyone who believes the latter is possible needs to loosen their crash helmet.

When I used to take trips out of town, we only had antenna. I thought it would be horrendous, but it was nice actually. It forced me to interact more with my surroundings. This was before streaming though. Youtube is also another option which I use to watch quite a lot actually...

I don't think Netflix US accounts work outside here so that wouldn't be unusual. Our media has always been locked down. Our DVDs only work in the US & Canada... Mexico and everything south of us is in under another region code... versus Europe which share y'all same region for the most part I think? We'd have to carry a compatible laptop/player to watch them abroad... Canada makes sense though to share the region code with... we share similar media/publications and the price is in US/CAN. Most can usually change the region code on your PC CD-ROM a certain number of times... I debated buying another drive, doing that and importing media... but it's so expensive to buy import... -_-

[Mitchell]

Not constant holidaymaker Underscore not being able to catch up on BBUK20 when he visits Belgium

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by Mitchell

Not constant holidaymaker Underscore not being able to catch up on BBUK20 when he visits Belgium

Considering how much I love the EU, I don't tend to contribute to its economy by going on holiday to it

Most of the time I frequent Turkey, the Caribbean or Middle East

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Underscore

Considering how much I love the EU, I don't tend to contribute to its economy by going on holiday to it

I can understand not wanting Brexit, but actively loving the EU is a bit odd. What is it you love about it?

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I can understand not wanting Brexit, but actively loving the EU is a bit odd. What is it you love about it?

Why do you love Britain?

I feel more attached to the idea of Europe as a whole. I actually advocate a federal Europe but that's for another day. The EU does have its shortfalls and problems which I admit need straightening out

HOWEVER, Yorkshire comes above everything. I am a Yorkshire nationalist through and through and I am more attached to that than Britain as a whole and or Europe

[y.winter]

I'm not sure what they're on about...
I have an Israeli account for both Netflix and Spotify and they worked for me (as they should) internationally during my trips over the last couple of years - in the US, across several countries in Europe and in Asia.