Brits won’t be able to access Netflix UK in EU post Brexit (Picture: Getty)

It’s become a part of a life, it’s what we do most days after work (yes it has become a verb), and it’s generally the best friend we’ve always wanted.

But we soon won’t be able to access Netflix UK abroad once new ‘digital portability rules’ agreed by the European Commission (EC) come into force.

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The new rules, which come into force on Sunday, will allow users in the European Union to access their domestic digital content including films, sports events, eBooks, video games and music services when travelling in the EU.

This includes content on video streaming services like Netflix.


This includes content on video streaming services like Netflix or BBC iPlayer. (Picture: Getty)

So basically if you’re a French Netflix user and you’re travelling to Germany next week, you’ll still be able to access the French video catalogue.



However, the UK will no longer benefit from this upgrade to services once it leaves the bloc on March 29, 2019.

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A document released by the European Commission states: ‘As of the withdrawal date, persons residing in the United Kingdom will no longer benefit from their digital content subscriptions when travelling to the EU.’

The EC said the new cross-border portability regulation aimed to ‘broaden access to online content services for travellers in the EU’.

The new rules also affect TV too – UK based networks will have to clear rights with every EU member state in which its signal is received and vice versa.

EU broadcasters will have to clear rights in order to serve their UK audience.

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