For many people in the United Kingdom the BBC is probably the most important and reliable source of news on most subjects. Just like most developed countries, the major broadcasters are often the first place we turn to for news and information. Which is fine if we’re actually in the country that we need information […]
There’s little doubt which was the most important TV station for me a few years ago, it was something called CBeebies! I’m sure that it is for many parents who slowly become reliant on the various shows which pre-school children absolutely love. What’s more parents feel better as the programmes really are of the highest […]
Coronation Street is now officially the oldest running soap in the world. It’s started in 1960 and has been broadcast several times a week on Britain’s largest commercial channel ITV since then. Many millions tune in every week, although it’s probably not quite as popular as it was a decade ago or so. It’s known […]
One of the reasons people started to get interested in ITV, the commercial UK TV network was of course Downton Abbey. The period drama was hugely successful and was enjoyed throughout the world by millions of people. It was often a surprise to people that ITV has always had a really good track record on […]
There’s a very simple answer to the question – why can’t I watch ITV abroad? It’s because the ITV Hub checks your location when you try to connect and blocks access if you are not in the United kingdom. It bases this check on your IP address, so if you’re IP address isn’t British you […]
When I first visited Florida many years ago, I discovered the fact that many web sites weren’t quite as accessible as I’d imagined. You think that it doesn’t matter who you are or where you are online, but that’s not true. There are lots of barriers, filters and restrictions increasingly being applied to the internet. […]
It was a couple of years ago I think when the BBC actually lifted the restrictions on a Dr Who Special for Christmas. That meant, wherever you logged in you could watch the show live and didn’t get blocked. Of course this is the exception, normally watching live and using BBC iPlayer is normally blocked abroad. […]