TF1 must pay for its content, and it only buys the rights to show entertainment in France. Content licensing restrictions apply to the device that views the entertainment, not the location of the video streaming server nor the user’s home or billing address. So, when TF1 signs contracts to show video in France, it must take steps to ensure people outside France can’t access video on its site.
So, if you try to access TF1 from outside of France, the video player screen will be black and show nothing but the error message, "Un probleme technique est survenu" or possibly "Ce contenu est indisponible dans votre région.”
In English, these mean "A technical problem has arisen" and “This content is not available in your area”.
The obligation to limit access to content extends to blocking VPNs and other methods that enable the general public to bypass such restrictions. TF1, like most other online TV services, invests heavily in VPN detection systems. Because of VPN detection, not many VPNs can get you into TF1. All of the VPNs in our list above can bypass TF1’s proxy detection systems.