CHOICE Australia's call to bring Netflix to Australia has fallen on deaf ears.

It's not that hard for Australians to sneak their way into Netflix, but consumer watchdog CHOICE Australia thinks the time has come for Netflix to take our relationship to the next level. The fact Netflix has started commissioning its own content, such as the fourth series of Arrested Development, raises the stakes. At the moment there's no legitimate way for Australians to watch the new series, even if they're prepared to pay. Other Netflix series such as Lilyhammer and House of Cards have eventually come to Australian television, but we're still waiting to learn the fate of Arrested Development.

Arrested Development

The release of the new series of Arrested Development inspired CHOICE Australia to write an open letter to Netflix and also start a Facebook petition calling on the US streaming giant to unveil its Australian plans. That was seven weeks ago and Netflix is yet to reply.

Over at paidContent.org, Janko Roettgers does have the ear of Netflix. He asked about the potential of Netflix's restrictions to drive people to piracy, with 100,000 BitTorrent downloads of Arrested Development in the first 24 hours alone. Roettgers specifically cited Australia and CHOICE's campaign, but the reply he received was less than encouraging;