Streaming services and the changing global geography of television

his chapter uses the case of Netflix to investigate the spatial logics of video-on-demand services. Drawing on concepts from the interdisciplinary field of television geography, I explain key differences between over-the-top, satellite and broadcast delivery systems, and explore the theoretical implications for understanding television’s spatial dynamics in the internet age. Topics discussed include infrastructure, content licensing, regulation, consumer circumvention and platform space. The aim is not to provide a comprehensive account of these areas, each of which has its own extensive technical literature, but rather to explain how key concepts used within television geography can be productively revisited and rethought for the streaming age.