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Private Internet Access may have been working with BBC iPlayer reliably. This isn’t unique to Private Internet Access. The BBC is constantly trying to block VPNs. How does the BBC block Private Internet Access? These blocks are why Private Internet Access is no longer working with BBC iPlayer. To prevent copyright and licensing issues from arising, the BBC blocks users outside of the UK from accessing its content.īecause Private Internet Access allows you to watch BBC iPlayer outside its broadcast zone, the BBC blocks IP addresses provided by the VPN from connecting to its service. It does not have international broadcast rights. The BBC only has the rights to broadcast its content in the UK. The BBC tries to prevent VPNs from connecting to iPlayer because of the copyright and licensing agreements it has with its content partners. Why has BBC iPlayer blocked Private Internet Access? To fix the issue properly, you need to upgrade to a VPN that’s still compatible with BBC iPlayer. And, the VPN would need to upgrade its techniques to get around the BBC’s blocks because if it doesn’t, the new IP addresses will inevitably get blocked as well.

You can wait for Private Internet Access to release new IP addresses that haven’t been blocked. This has happened because the measures Private Internet Access has in place to stay ahead of the BBC’s VPN blocking techniques are no longer working. Then the BBC has managed to identify and block all of Private Internet Access IP addresses. If deleting your Cookies and changing to a different UK server doesn’t fix Private Internet Access not working with BBC iPlayer.