The BBC has announced significant changes to its iPlayer service, affecting how and where users can access content. From March 2024, the BBC iPlayer will block access to its service on certain devices, although the full list of affected devices has not been specified. Additionally, the ability to download programs for offline viewing on PCs and Macs will be discontinued, marking a major change and a fresh shake-up for licence fee payers. This decision has been met with disappointment from fans, who have criticized it as a terrible decision. Despite these changes, users will still be able to watch their existing downloads until Monday, 8 April 2024. The BBC suggests an alternative for desktop iPlayer downloads, though specific details were not provided.
BBC scraps offline downloads of iPlayer shows on these devices from March https://t.co/3ZNLBUxJJf
BBC scraps offline downloads of iPlayer shows on these devices from March https://t.co/QUZ8OJOFc2
You can still watch your existing downloads until Monday 8 April 2024 https://t.co/Z3HPDdefaW
The BBC has said it will soon stop the option for viewing iPlayer content offline on some devices https://t.co/rjGflHBBxi
Desktop BBC iPlayer downloads are going away, but here's an alternative. https://t.co/IcgIQvCSus
BBC iPlayer to end programme downloads for PCs and Macs https://t.co/pGKngodmyp
BBC iPlayer will block you watching offline on certain devices under fresh shake-up for licence fee payers https://t.co/EttxQdMHC1
A new BBC iPlayer block will stop you watching on popular devices. https://t.co/FDFj7lEa0g
BBC has confirmed it's making a major change to its iPlayer downloads service and the name of the devices which are affected. https://t.co/9l1gnzTWaw
Viewers of BBC iPlayer are being warned that the service will not be available on certain devices from next month https://t.co/rjGflHB3HK
BBC iPlayer to axe feature within days and fans say 'it's terrible decision' https://t.co/hOg0lS0tQz
BBC iPlayer to be blocked on devices from March - full list affected https://t.co/W8IpoSuCVu