Freesat BBC3 Iplayer

Timalay

If you don't mind another box, buy a NowTV box (or a roku device). It cheep and reliable way to get BBC iPlayer).

pistonvalve

Freesat box is getting I player info via the web but BBC3 is missing, was there last week?


Mike.

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I think the OP still expects to be able to watch BBC Three as a linear channel as it was originally broadcast with scheduled times for programmes etc.

Unfortunately, due mainly to budgetary cuts at the BBC, the channel has effectively closed down. It is some BBC Three content which has now moved online.

It is now possible to access particular programmes deemed BBC Three, in the same manner other programmes are accessed via the iPlayer as "catch up"

The channel is not being streamed (it's not a channel anymore), any programme watched will need to be downloaded prior to viewing individually.

It's all rather sad, really…

pistonvalve wrote: »

Freesat box is getting I player info via the web but BBC3 is missing, was there last week?

Last week it was still being broadcast. It closed down (or "moved online") on Tuesday.

henm2

Another way would be if you have an Amazon Fire Stick and load Kodi on to it you can have BBC iplayer as an add on and hence watch BBC Three through your TV.

Just realised that the base Amazon settings also have BBC iplayer as an app for the fire stick so you do not even need Kodi (though without Kodi you would miss out on lots of other things )

pappa_golf

don,t tell them everything

debitcardmayhem

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

I think the OP still expects to be able to watch BBC Three as a linear channel as it was originally broadcast with scheduled times for programmes etc.

Unfortunately, due mainly to budgetary cuts at the BBC, the channel has effectively closed down. It is some BBC Three content which has now moved online.

It is now possible to access particular programmes deemed BBC Three, in the same manner other programmes are accessed via the iPlayer as "catch up"

The channel is not being streamed (it's not a channel anymore), any programme watched will need to be downloaded prior to viewing individually.

It's all rather sad, really…


Last week it was still being broadcast. It closed down (or "moved online") on Tuesday.

It is still being streamed ...sorry, it is no longer broadcast though.

debitcardmayhem

pistonvalve wrote: »

Freesat box is getting I player info via the web but BBC3 is missing, was there last week?


Mike.

read post 11

Strider590

pappa_golf wrote: »

its wandered off or is wandering off to the web


http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-26/bbc3-will-go-off-air-in-march-as-bbc-trust-finally-approves-plans-for-closure


The formal date for the launch of BBC3 as an internet channel is 1st March 2016.




but there again I never watched it

At which point it will only be available to the 30% of the population that own an iPad or iPhone, then in 5 years time they'll bodge something together for Android, followed later by putting something workable together for set top boxes.

Gotta love those Apple fan boys over at the BBC, just like with TopGear they'd rather shoot themselves in the foot than actually do something the license payer wants to see.

pappa_golf

sorry , where is the sentence that mentions apple ? , I am watching on my android now bbc//iplayer/live


it is a INTERNET based tv station , bit like radio caraline went to the internet yrs ago ,


on iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcthree


at BBC /three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/daily-drop




Talking of tellies. You can still watch BBC3 on your smart TV, too. Or through Sky, Virgin, Xbox, Playstation, Amazon Fire and Google Chromecast.


its an INTERNET channel NOT a TV station

pistonvalve

Yes I know BBC3 is on I player via the net and PC. BUT it is not on the BBC I player viewed via the net and Humax freesat box when it was last week!! - I don't understand!!


Mike.