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Stephaine Zitzow

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Aug 2, 2024, 9:26:00 AM8/2/24

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I bought the wd live hub in new york last year, already thinking to be used with neflix us and hulu plus etc or for my kitchen tv. My roku xs does a superb job for the living room. anyway what about the regular wd live box, would that one be able to use netflix in scandinavia and hopefully hbo nordic, when ready? Im asking since it came out later than the hub.

Ten million broadband households in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden can now subscribe to Netflix and, for one low monthly price, instantly access a wide selection of Hollywood, local and global TV shows and movies via a range of Internet-connected devices, including Smart TVs, game consoles, Blu-ray players, home theater systems, tablets and smartphones.

"We've received a very warm welcome throughout the Nordics and are thrilled by the excitement we have seen for Netflix in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland," said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer. "Initial signups exceeded our expectations; the Nordic people have definitely shown that they are ready for the future of television."

Netflix is priced at 79kr a month in Sweden, Denmark and Norway and EUR7.99 in Finland. A free, one-month trial of Netflix is available by visiting Netflix.com. An extended trial is available for a limited time to paying Spotify subscribers as part of a launch partnership with the music streaming company.

At launch, Netflix is offering movies and TV shows from many different providers, including Warner Bros, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, BBC Worldwide, CBS Studios, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Shine International, Nordisk Film Distribution, AB Svensk Filmindustri, Scanbox Entertainment and Norsk Filmdistribujon.

Netflix is fully localized, offering subtitles on foreign language movies and TV shows and dubbing for most kids titles. In the coming months, more great movies and TV shows will be added, building upon the great entertainment choices available today.

With more than 27 million streaming members throughout the Americas, the United Kingdom, Ireland and now the Nordic countries, Netflix has revolutionized entertainment by providing seamless and instant access to thousands of hours of Hollywood and international features, full seasons of new and classic TV shows, documentaries, independent cinema and an incredible range of kids' programming in a specially designed section called "Just for Kids."

Netflix offers an unbeatable entertainment experience and a great value with many titles available in high-definition and with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound. Advanced recommendation technologies and connection through Facebook help members discover movies and TV shows they'll love.

The following devices -- many of which are already in many Nordic homes and available for sale at leading retail stores such as Elgiganten in Sweden and Denmark, Elkjop in Norway and Gigantti in Finland -- support Netflix in the region today. Netflix streaming capability will come to additional devices soon.

With more than 27 million streaming members in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordics, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV programs. For one low monthly price, Netflix members can instantly watch movies and TV programs streamed over the Internet to PCs, Macs and TVs. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming from Netflix are the Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 consoles; an array of Blu-ray disc players, Internet-connected TVs, home theater systems, digital video recorders and Internet video players; Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as Apple TV and Google TV. In all, over 800 devices that stream from Netflix are available. For additional information, visit www.netflix.com. Follow Netflix on Facebook and Twitter

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The official launch of Netflix in Denmark on Oct 18 2012 was hardly a launch by normal standards. For years, thousands and thousands of Danish residents had been customers of the US version of Netflix, using VPN tunneling tools and similar.

And while the legal status of such actions was never really clarified fully, it was judged by most experts to be "not illegal", and certainly nowhere in the vicinity of "old skool" movie piracy. So in short, the circumvention the restrictions imposed via the longstanding global structure of rights management, was highly sought after by consumers and not opposed by legislation.

It even came to the point, where the major newspaper "Politiken" published a extensive guide on how to access the (10x bigger by the way) content library of the US Netflix version - AFTER Netflix had launched in Denmark: -her-er-tre-veje-til-amerikansk-netflix/ [in danish].

As I mentioned in a recent post, the concept of blocking a Netflix account (or any other premium OTT content service for that matter), just because you travel physically to another location, is reported as one of the main annoyances of OTT customers.

The reason for the geoblocking is of course the way that international content rights are structured and monetized. Remember when DVDs was released to specific "zones"? And how your local radio- and TV-dealer handed out small notes on how to re-program your DVD player hardware to switch between zones?

In today's global world, the concept of trying to impose restrictions on - digital - content based on geography is simply not understood or valued by the consumers. News of great TV shows aired in the US will reach the Nordic consumers in an instant, and the "windowing" is known to be one of the main drivers of piracy. When HBO Nordic launched, one of their prime selling points was the fact, that the episode of Game of Throne that aired yesterday (sunday) in the US, is available for me to stream in Denmark at 03:00 monday morning. Not that I get up and check though ..

So the question is, why are we still messing around with geo-restrictions and associated -blocking in 2015, when clearly consumers would like to see something else take its place? The answer of course, is the way that rights are sold and managed. Basically, its a complete mystery to most people, even insiders to the industry (feel free to get in touch or comment to explain me the workings of the system, if there even is a system to the myriad of models deployed).

Clearly Netflix have nothing to gain from this, and in fact make a point to try and hammer away at the concept of geo-restrictions, using their global success to voice a need or even raise a demand for global rights deals.

Well, as many have already commented, the hope that even mighty Netflix would be able to loosen or even break the long standing deadlock on geo-restricted rights, could be a fragile hope. There is simply too much money at stake, and Netflix is part of the industry themselves, even for all the "disruptiveness" they represent.

However, streamers might need to look to a bit more dusty websites than Variety or other entertainment watching sites, to find hope that they could some day be able to use their Netflix subscription even on the vacation trip abroad. In a Press Release issued May 6th, the European Commission named their top priorities for the upcoming "Digital Single Market" in the EU. And guess what. Removing geo-restrictions on content is one of the top priorities, to be enforced "by the end of next year".

Even in the video released with the written press release, it takes only 00:34 before the the President of the European Commission mentions how much he hates not being able to watch his favorite TV show in all EU.