Pure and simple it's about money and pleasing that Australian Overlord/Dictator Murdoch... it's sickening... he is also responsible for the truncated version of the NBN that this pathetic government is now peddling... once again money. Australia is being held back all for money/power.
I use Netflix and Hulu and pay no more than $20/month with unblock-us. By buying itunes vouchers when they are on special (there is an app to track that) I never pay full price.