[soumyadeb]

"BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues".

[rwmj]

Yeah I'm sorry about that. Maybe someone could download it and host it somewhere (which would be contrary to the license, but possibly in the public interest in this case).

[martin_]

Note that the BBC is funded primarily by what's known as a "TV License"[0] in the UK - I think it's entirely possible they could probably increase ads or something for international viewers but understand why it isn't their area of focus

[0] https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee

[TillE]

People - including politicians - have said for many years that the BBC should sell iPlayer subscriptions to international viewers, but they just...don't. They also have a massive archive of beloved content, enough to be a first-class streaming platform, but that stuff's not available even to UK residents.

[OJFord]

> Note that the BBC is funded primarily by what's known as a "TV License"[0] in the UK

Well, as 'TV Licence', since that's the spelling of the noun outside the US ;)

[majjam]

I believe the bbc provides its shows internationally via other channels, for e.g. https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/take-me-to-titanic/

[plugin-baby]

US is no longer part of UK.

[soumyadeb]

Ha, udpated the comment.

My point was, why would this content be gated.

[SV_BubbleTime]

I assume this happened with Brexit.

[misiti3780]

lol

[phantom784]

Looks like it's licensed to "BBC Select" in the US. https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/take-me-to-titanic/

[slacka]

You can watch it outside of the UK here: https://vimeo.com/838023699

[lentil_soup]

Yeah, BBC iPlayer is UK only since it's funded by UK residents

[dekhn]

https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee

[mkl95]

iPlayer is usually VPN-friendly.