I was wondering if there’s any way to run BBC iPlayer on the Apple TV outside of the UK as I used to own a Fire TV Stick and had just sideloaded the app but I recently just switched to Apple TV and I can’t really find anyway of doing it other than changing the region to UK and making a UK Apple ID, is there a way I could sideload iPlayer or is there any other easier way than having to reset my Apple TV?
Use a smart DNS server and create a UK based second account so you can easily download all streaming services from the Apple Store, not just iPlayer but also ITVX, 4, 5, U etc.
You’ll have to create another AppleID for UK AppStore.
FYI there is no subtitles available sadly.
If I have the UK region Apple ID and a vpn will I need to change the region on my Apple TV?
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And as someone already said, you have to make an UK appleID to download iplayer to your appleTV
No. Just your UK region Apple ID will be enough. Bonus: you can add that UK Apple ID as a user profile to your Apple TV and every time you switch to that profile, you will have access to the UK App Store.