Country reference
- Country codes
- GB / GBR · M49 826
- Browsing region
- Europe
- Language options to specify
- English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, French
- UN statistical subregion
- Northern Europe
A regional news request needs a place
ITV uses the account postcode to select regional news, weather and ITV1 content on supported connected TVs. Its help page also explains that many viewers in Scotland are in an STV region, affecting what is available on ITVX.
When local coverage matters, say which area you want to follow. A viewer who has moved may want the news from their former home rather than their current location. Put the requested region and viewing location on separate lines so the intended feed is clear.
Check regional behaviour on the actual device
ITV's regional-content page lists supported connected-TV platforms and exclusions. Its separate live-TV page covers a wider set of live-viewing devices. These are different capabilities: being able to open ITVX live TV does not establish that the same device offers the desired regional edition.
Check the current ITV help pages for the model in front of you. For a Hot IPTV request, ask which channel edition can be confirmed inside your chosen player; do not copy an official app's feature list into a subscription promise.
Treat iPlayer and an international BBC subscription separately
BBC Help says iPlayer is outside the BBC.com subscription and is available in the UK with the applicable TV Licence requirement. A BBC-branded subscription purchased for international factual content therefore does not establish iPlayer access.
Use the exact product name when asking for help: BBC iPlayer, BBC.com, a BBC News live feed and a channel in an IPTV player are different requests. This also makes it easier to identify whether the problem belongs to an account, an app, a territorial restriction or the supplied channel.
Use London as a zone identifier, not a permanent offset
Europe/London is the IANA reference for this directory's UK record. Let an updated device apply the date's time rules. If a programme guide appears one hour out, compare a known programme with the player's clock and the event date before applying a manual guide offset.
For language, name English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic or another required option explicitly. The country flag does not imply that every regional-language programme has been included, nor that audio description or captions are available on a particular feed.
Keep the live-TV licence question visible
TV Licensing's online-viewing guidance says UK viewers need licence coverage for live television on streaming services and for using BBC iPlayer, subject to the exceptions explained on its own site. Check the official guidance for the household's situation.
For a useful trial, test the intended regional bulletin, your normal evening viewing and the audio or subtitle option you need on the final device. Record the feed label, time and player version if the result differs from the request.
Your viewing request checklist
- Nation or postcode area
- Requested regional bulletin/feed
- English/Welsh/Gaelic or other audio
- Captions or audio description
- Exact television or streaming device
- Player and guide-time behaviour
Time-zone reference locations
Europe/London
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.
Make the trial relevant
Give support the exact programme or event, country/feed edition, audio or caption preference and the device/player. Install a suitable player, then request the 24-hour trial. All published subscription and reseller prices remain in USD.
Sources and scope
- unstats.un.org · unsd/methodology/m49/overview
- cldr.unicode.org ·
- www.iana.org · time zones
- github.com · unicode org/cldr/tree/release 49/common
- help.itv.com · support/solutions/articles/204000073717 why do you need my postcode
- help.itv.com · support/solutions/articles/204000073857 how do i watch live regional content on itvx
- help.itv.com · support/solutions/articles/204000073856 how do i watch live tv on itvx
- help.bbc.com · hc/en us/articles/46983028513299 Is BBC iPlayer included in the BBC subscription
- www.tvlicensing.co.uk · faqs/FAQ33