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Even Netflix has waffled on what is best, having released weekly episodes of The Great British Baking Show in the US. Not that they seem to care, but we become numb after two hours, even when watching the best movie ever! The major irritations for most consumers is global availability and quality of the internet along with spotty availability of services and shows. In some cases, this is a holdover of governments' control over what local citizens can read/watch as well as the retention of yesteryear's time - constrained licensing arrangements. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney +, Hulu and even the ad-supported services develop or license content for worldwide or regional distribution. A service's show may be streamed in the US but in England it's on BBC, in France on Canal and in Australia on Network10--even when the service is subscribed to by locals. When organizations decide they are going to roll out their own service (Disney, Warner, etc.) they pull the show so it's only available on their subscription channel. If the channel isn't available in your country? Tough! Sure, folks "hear" about the great new content on the Internet…just not where they live. And if that isn't bad enough, try traveling with your subscription service. When visiting certain countries and crossing their borders, some streaming services don't have a content passport so, it's unavailable in Mexico, Taiwan or other country (or vice versa) even when your account is current. Old habits die hard. One of the key reasons is that the studio/ distributor can make money again and again by making the show available on a country- by-country basis.