If you want to watch BBC on the big screen then the Fire TV Stick is your best option. But that brings the question of “how to watch BBC iPlayer abroad on the Fire TV Stick” as it seems that the only location you can watch it in is the UK. That’s due to the fact that the BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. With that said, there is a way to make it work abroad.
BBC states that it’s due to the fact that you aren’t paying a TV license if you are abroad. But what if you are just on a holiday? BBC is assuming you aren’t doing something and thus punishing you with no way to watch BBC iPlayer.
The real reason behind why you can’t watch BBC iPlayer abroad on the Fire TV Stick? As BBC sold rights to its content to other companies in different countries. After all, finically it made sense. And if somebody paid millions to show Doctor Who in a country, it doesn’t make sense for BBC to show that same content for free in that given country.
And that issue is the reason you are searching for how to watch BBC iPlayer abroad on the Fire TV Stick.
By fooling BBC into thinking that you are in the UK.
And you do that by using a VPN which is a virtual private network which allows you to virtually change locations. Whether you want to be in South Korea, the UK, or the US, that’s up to you. The only limit is the VPN service you use. That will determine what services you can access.
A VPN that works with BBC iPlayer? PrivateVPN. It also supports the most Netflix regions on the market including British Netflix.
Most importantly in this instance, PrivateVPN comes with an app for the Fire TV Stick, something not all VPN services have. And it has been updated very recently. It now looks better than ever, is faster than ever, and makes life easier with functions such as having a favorites tab for quick connection to your most used servers.
But using PrivateVPN to watch BBC iPlayer Abroad on the Fire TV Stick only works if you already have the app. What if you never did because you didn’t leave the UK on a holiday and instead never lived there? That’s where you face some extra difficulty as the BBC iPlayer app won’t be available to you right away due to not being available to anyone that isn’t connected to the UK Amazon Appstore.
And that should be it. That should allow you to watch BBC iPlayer abroad on the Fire TV Stick.
If you have any problems though, make sure to reach out to your customer support. People love it, and while we hope you won’t need to use it, we are there to help if you do in fact need help!
Written by Michael Smolski.