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BBC iplayer is free to access throughout the world. That's pretty much all of the TV output.
by dazc 10y ago
BBC iplayer is free to access throughout the world. That's pretty much all of the TV output.
- Fuzzwah 10y agoAlas, no. > BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. > Sorry, it’s due to rights issues.
- dazc 10y ago"BBC iPlayer only works in the UK" Yes, of course??
- weavie 10y agoTheoretically you are obliged to buy a TV license if you watch iPlayer.
- CalRobert 10y agoiplayer radio is free around the world. TV is not.
- dazc 10y agoYes it is.
- collyw 10y agoLast time I tried it (from Spain) it told me I need to be in the UK.
- dazc 10y agoSorry, since this is Hacker News, I assumed people would have a basic understanding of how the iplayer knows your location and how trivial a matter it is to circumvent? Since I spend 9 months of the year in Spain I use a vpn by default and I access iplayer just the same way I would back home. The not free aspect amounts to a tick box to say you have a licence. To most people on the internet today this does mean it is free. The point was to explain why the bbc is expensive compared to netflix since it is a lot less convenient to get content for nothing. Yes, I do have a licence and subscribe to netflix as well as prime. The point was theoretical.