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by q7 4092 days ago
Video is indeed restricted for the UK and AU: http://polsy.org.uk/stuff/ytrestrict.cgi?ytid=XEVlyP4_11M

Other John Oliver videos are not restricted: http://polsy.org.uk/stuff/ytrestrict.cgi?ytid=uiN_-AEhTpk

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This bothers me lot. Why would they block it for UK and AU ?
Another company owns the redistribution rights for the UK and the AU, and that company has decided not to allow it on YouTube until a point in the future.

IIRC from other YouTube comments, there's a 2 week delay.

Kind of stupid in a global era, but that's what big corporations do.

The show is on in the UK tonight; from what I remember previously, the videos are opened up for the UK from that point. Not the worst thing in the world, restricting YouTube videos until they've had a chance to show the full episode in said country. It's not like this is just a clip - it's a whole segment of the show.
It just feels like what footballer fan (soccer you,yanks) would feel if they had to wait over 24 hours to watch a world cup match .... most would just find another way to watch it.