If you had BBC iPlayer Downloads installed on your computer prior to February 2018, you might still have the older version, known as version 1. Version 1 has now been closed, so make sure this has
Dec 12, 2019 BBC admits iPlayer downloads are broken • The Register Feb 23, 2017 Solved: BBC iPlayer Not Loading Error 02001 - Samsung I found a page that listed all the Samsung TVs that were certified to work with iPlayer and it stopped at 2016. I have been told that the 2017 TVs have now beeen certified. My version of the iPlayer app is 1.1.3 and unusually it doesn't allow me to Sign in which I thought was necessary these days with the BBC.
How to get around iPlayer not working There’s nothing quite like getting in the mood for a night in with some good shows and seeing this message: “BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues.” You can solve this issue by using Surfshark (and getting a UK postal code off the internet).
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BBC iPlayer stops working on THOUSANDS of TVs – and won't Dec 12, 2019 BBC admits iPlayer downloads are broken • The Register Feb 23, 2017