How can to watch BBC iPlayer shows outside the UK?

The short answer: It's tough and right now, I don't think you can. Head to the torrents for BBC content. It's not live, but it'll be good quality and portable.

The long answer: 1) I would love to watch some BBC tv. Sadly, The BBC is exceptionally draconian about television throughout the U.K. I've tried several times to get a proxy solution (and even some shady routing) to get a reliable stream. There have been rumors that there is an illusive taskforce of "television police" running around to ensure that televisions, computers and mobile devices in the U.K. Are licensed to view the BBC (1).

Crazy? Whoa - is it ever - it's like RIAA lawyers went back in time but were only able to change the U.K. Since TV licensing laws have been in place since 1946 (1), the BBC has been able to keep a pretty tight reign on the content they provide. Today, the BBC maintains a very close relationship (paid, I'm sure) with _all_ of the ISP's in the U.K.This allows them to have a well maintained list of IP addresses that are allocatable to U.K. Viewers.

Again, crazy, right?2) Ok, so in the States, we use Hulu. The BBC iPlayer uses a geolocation database that they maintain along with the help of local U.K. ISP's. Just like Hulu if you don't have an IP address that they recognize and that is located in their region, you won't be able to view the content.

The easy way for anyone who is located outside of the U.S. To view Hulu shows is to use a proxy that is located in the U.S. And simply stream the content from point-to-point. The key is that the proxy server must be connected to a computer in the U.K. That is registered with the BBC as a U.K. Licensed client.3) While there are sometimes a couple of U.K.Proxies listed here: http://www.proxy4free.com/ and http://www.xroxy.com/proxy-country-GB.htm they are for the most part unreliable and at best painfully slow. I'm not sure why there aren't more U.K. Proxies but I think that it might have something to do with (put on your tinfoil hat), the government and the security of their national network.

Since the BBC is so careful about the distribution of their content and because they're so closely related to the ISP's throughout the U.K. They likely employ a strict policy and regular scanning for private proxy servers.0) So, there's the short answer and the long answer why it is very difficult to view the BBC with their iPlayer. Personally, I think they need a good talkin' to and shook until they realize that they'll make MORE money if they open up their content to a worldwide audience and stop listening to the accountants who want to put revenue before content. Until they realize the theory below is correct, BBC content will be hard to watch reliably live.

Growing Community (plus) True Scarcity (equals) Money Mike Masnick correctly identified that formula and hopefully, one day old school business folks will either learn what it means or retire.

Try confusing the site by routing your requests through the UK. This way, you go through the UK. Also, there are talks of bringing the service to other parts of the world, so be on the lookout.

Most browsers have proxy settings. In firefox go to: Preferences - The Advanced Section - The Network Tab - Click Settings - Choose the option for manual configuration - Enter proxy information from this or a similar site : UK Proxies.

This solution is actually quite complicated. It uses Tor and FoxyProxy (a Firefox plugin). If I understand it correctly it will completely anonymize your browsing activity through Tor and you use a British proxy.To fool the BBC servers You can find the detailed step by step instruction here at Hurwi.

Net hurwi.net/blog/?p=28 You can download Tor here torproject.org/ You can download Foxyproxy here http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org/downloads.html.

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