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* Speaking of which, [[Power Rangers]], [[VR Troopers]], and [[Beetleborgs]] have been released on Netflix. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]] - until Europeans and Australians realized that Netflix is only available in America and Canada. [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|And there's no DVD box-sets]].
** Also, the Canadian selection of Netflix titles differs from in the US; As of this writing, no [[Beetleborgs]], no [[VR Troopers]], and only up to [[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]] (And neither of the movies) for [[Power Rangers]].
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]] (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica: The Plan]]'' very nearly failed to be released in the UK due to a licensing mess. Sky One, who broadcast the series in the UK, declared that they had no interest in ever broadcasting ''The Plan'', since they considered ''BSG'' to be yesterday's news and were more interested in promoting ''[[Caprica]]'' instead. Unfortunately, the licensing agreement between Sky and [[Syfy]] meant that no ''BSG'' episode could receive any form of DVD or iTunes release in the UK until Sky showed it. Eventually, Sky relented and showed ''The Plan''... on a Friday midnight, on one of the Sky Movie channels, which paved the way for an eventual DVD release. The whole situation was actually kind of ironic considering that the UK actually got new-''BSG'' well ''before'' the US did.
* The story of ''[[The Daily Show]]'' and ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' is long, complicated and sad for anyone in the UK. Originally, the [[Archive Panic]]-inducing clip libraries on the [[Comedy Central]] website were available to all. Then Canada lost access, and then Britain. Full Episodes mode was introduced and just as quickly made inaccessible to the UK. ''[[The Daily Show]]'' used to air the day after it was shown in the US on More4 but then they dropped it in favour of the Global Edition. ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' was picked up for UK distribution by FX, and, well, [[Screwed by the Network|it didn't last]]. Now the only legal option for UK viewers is to buy the ''Report'' on iTunes, at £10 a month.
** Oh, and just to rub it in, the Comedy Central merch shop is US-only too.
* ''[[South of Nowhere]]'' has yet to see the light of day in Australia--likewise with post-season 3 reruns of ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]''. Possibly due to costs, but implications can be drawn when you consider that Season 3 of ''[[So N]]'' aired in France first.
* Similarly to the film example above, many TV Series are not released on DVD with a French language track even if one exists. Unlike film examples, this has a logical reason: due to the time it takes to dub a series and obtain the rights, TV shows are often aired one season late on French-language channels. Thus, the French-language channel doesn't wish for the season to be found in DVD at the time it first airs, as it would remove too many viewers. However, some shows on DVD have certain seasons where the language track is present while other seasons don't, with seemingly no reason. For example, ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has a French-language track on seasons 1, 8, 9 and 10 only, while ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' only has one for seasons 1 and 2. ''[[Lost]]'' Season 1 and 6 originally had no French-language track, but the DVD sets were (or, in the case of Season 6, is announced to be) re-issued with the language track.
* Despite having been available in other markets since 2007, a number of ''[[LazyTown]]'' episodes have never been broadcast in the United States.
* There is currently{{when}} no legal way to watch ''[[Misfits]]'' in the United States.
** There is now, [http://www.hulu.com/misfits Huzzah!]
* ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' will likely never air in the Philippines for two reasons: sex and [[Teen Pregnancy]]. The Philippines is a staunchly Catholic country, and church leaders will refuse to allow the show to make it to broadcast unless it was [[Bowdlerise|bowdlerised]] to such a degree that it would become a completely different show. However, ''[[Life As We Know It]]'' got aired there, so there's still hope...
** They actually released it, but it's restricted to Cable, averting the trope.
* ''[[H₂O: Just Add Water]]'' wasn't aired past the 2nd season in the U.S. until 2012, 2 years after it came out in its native Australia.
** The third season DID''did'' air on [[Teen Nick]] recently!{{when}}
* Inversion: A number of 1980's U.S. TV miniseries have still never been released on DVD in the U.S., even though they've been made available in VHS, laserdisc and even DVD in various European and South American nations and Japan. Examples include "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story" (1986), starring Armand Assante and Jacqueline Bisset; "Sins" (1985) and "Monte Carlo" (1986), starring [[Joan Collins]]; and "Casanova" (1987), starring Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel and Ornella Muti.
** As of late 2011, both "Sins" and "Monte Carlo" are now available on DVD in the U.S.
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