Global shows skip India as licensing , censorship and costs limit streaming access for paid subscribers

Scriptwriter Jaidev Hemmady says he has not been able to watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Little Drummer Girl in India because the platforms that stream these series in other markets are not showing them here. Recently, paid Indian subscribers of Apple TV could not watch the documentary series on legendary film director Martin Scorsese, because the series was not released in the India region.

These are among many programmes that paid subscribers of the local arms of international platforms say are not available for viewing in India, even though the same platforms stream the content elsewhere.