Who has servers where

Japanese Netflix has the deepest anime catalogue, TVer and ABEMA are Japan-only, and travellers want their home services from Tokyo hotel Wi-Fi.

iPlayer and ITVX from abroad, and UK servers that keep working against the BBC's blocking.

The biggest Netflix library, Hulu and Peacock from abroad, and blackout workarounds for MLB and NBA.

Bundesliga on DAZN and Sky from abroad, the public broadcasters' libraries, and strict torrent enforcement that makes a no-logs VPN the norm.

Hockey on TSN and Sportsnet from abroad, and US services from inside Canada.

Kayo and Optus Sport from overseas, and two years of ISP metadata retention at home.

Legal to use, but a 2022 CERT-In rule requires VPN companies to keep user logs for five years, so most major providers removed their physical Indian servers and serve India from virtual locations.

Brasileirão on Premiere and Globoplay from abroad.

Ligue 1 and Canal+ from abroad, and France.tv's free catalogue.

LaLiga on Movistar and DAZN from abroad, and a Spanish IP that isn't on LaLiga's block list.

Serie A on DAZN from abroad and RaiPlay's catalogue.

Eredivisie on ESPN NL from abroad, and one of Europe's best-connected server hubs for speed.

Korean dramas on Wavve and TVING before they leave the country, and Netflix Korea's originals.

Liga MX from abroad, US services from inside Mexico, and safe banking on café Wi-Fi for the expat crowd.

A fast, well-connected hub for the whole of Southeast Asia, and the natural exit for travellers in the region.

A privacy-first exit point in a neutral jurisdiction, and Swiss football and hockey from abroad.

SVT Play and Viaplay from abroad; Mullvad's home market.

Legal to use, but the BTK has blocked the websites and some servers of major VPN providers since 2016, and blocks social media during political events. Install before you arrive.

VPN use is legal for lawful purposes; using one to commit a crime (which the law has been read to include VoIP calls on unlicensed apps) carries fines up to AED 2 million. Providers' sites are often blocked.

Only government-approved VPNs are legal; the Great Firewall actively detects and blocks consumer VPN protocols. Enforcement against individual foreigners is rare but not zero. Install and test before you land; provider sites are blocked inside China.

VPNs are legal to use, but a 2017 law requires them to block Roskomnadzor's list; most Western providers refused and were blocked, and since 2024 advertising VPNs is banned. No major provider keeps physical servers in Russia.

GAA on GAAGO and RTÉ Player from abroad.

Rugby on Sky Sport Now and TVNZ+ from overseas.

SuperSport rugby and cricket from abroad, and Showmax.

Primeira Liga on Sport TV from abroad, and the expat crowd's banking on café Wi-Fi.

Home streaming for the nomad and retiree crowd, and safe banking on hotel Wi-Fi.

Legal to use; Decree 147 (2024) tightens platform rules and some provider sites are intermittently blocked, but VPN use itself is not penalised.

Reaching blocked sites in Bali and Jakarta, and home streaming for travellers.

Historically the cheapest regional prices for streaming and games, and the Argentine football on Flow and TNT.

Ekstraklasa and TVP from abroad; a large diaspora in the UK and US.