How to Watch BBC iPlayer Abroad: 2019 Guide
BBC iPlayer not working on your holiday because of Geo-blocking? Learn how to watch iPlayer abroad with this guide
BBC iPlayer not working on your holiday because of Geo-blocking? Learn how to watch iPlayer abroad with this guide
Tired of having your favourite programmes disappear from BBC iPlayer after 30 days? Following a proposal from the BBC, they now have permission from Ofcom to keep programmes on iPlayer for a full year. While this is meant to help the BBC compete with streaming services such as Netflix, the new decision also comes with
BritBox, the joint streaming TV venture from BBC and ITV which is supposed to be the British answer to Netflix, is coming this autumn. The service, according to newly released details, will cost £5.99 a month, and will have no exclusive new programmes at launch (though new programmes are expected to arrive in 2020.) The
3.7 Million over-75 pensioners in the UK will have to start paying the annual TV licence fee (currently at £154.50) starting next year, according to new plans announced by the BBC. The only ones exempt from this new rule are those who claim pension credit – a controversial means-based test, which is often overlooked by
BritBox, the UK streaming service planned by the BBC and ITV as a Netflix competitor, is facing some roadblocks – while Netflix and Amazon’s revenues from their UK streaming services soar. According to data published by Ofcom, Netflix and Amazon made £1.1bn from UK streaming – more than double the amount UK broadcasters made with
Following a dramatic drop in UK streaming market share, and a survey conducted by the BBC, it is now asking Ofcom to make some drastic changes to their streaming service, BBC iPlayer. Among those: longer periods of availability for their programmes, and returning full box-sets. Back in January, The BBC opened a public consultation for
A feature-rich “Freeview Play” box with TV catchup apps and a super-fast interface. But is it for you? Find out in my Manhattan T3 review
Iconic BBC comedies and drama programmes will be coming to Sky and NOW TV starting next month. Full box sets of Only Fools and Horses, Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder and other classics, will be available to watch on demand, as part of a new agreement between the BBC and Sky. Some of the classic BBC shows, as well as more
In an attempt to fight services like Netflix, ITV and the BBC are planning a new paid streaming service, with old – and new – programmes
Another year, another TV licence fee increase: Starting April 1, 2019, the annual fee will increase from £150.50 to £154.50. This marks the third year in a row of licence fee increases. An annual black and white licence will rise from £50.50 to £52.00. But is the TV licence still relevant in this era of cord cutting? The
Netflix and Amazon have been dominating the TV on demand market in the UK, and the BBC is taking notice, as they look to make major changes to their BBC iPlayer service. In the works: longer periods of availability for programmes, full box-sets of returning shows, and more content from the BBC’s vast archive. The
Those who are still wondering whether cord cutting is here to stay – should take a look at the BBC iPlayer’s July numbers. The BBC’s streaming TV service broke its July record, with viewership up 19% compared to July 2017 – and a lot of it is thanks to live sports, with England’s quarter-final World Cup