Want to watch BritBox in India? If you try, you will get a: “Unfortunately, BritBox is not currently available where you are” message. That’s the case in almost most regions around the world.
Why? That’s something we will dive into this guide while, of course, also showing you how to unblock BritBox in India.
BritBox?
It’s a platform created by UK TV giants, the BBC and ITV.
It’s the hub of content consisting of both BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and 4 Film content.
That’s a lot of content and a lot of great content, such as Peaky Blinders.
BBC? It sells rights to Peaky Blinders so that others can show it in other countries on platforms like Netflix.
The result of this? Income for BBC, but also as a result, not being able to show the likes of Peaky Blinders around the world.
...And then there’s the fact that Britbox themselves also buy a lot of 3rd party content.
All that combined means that you can’t watch Britbox in India.
...Well, at least until you apply the steps mentioned below.⬇️
To watch Britbox in India, Britbox must think you are in the UK.
That’s the first step to watching BritBox.
In this case, you will need to connect to a UK server to look like in the UK while being there virtually.
For that, you need a VPN service.
VPN services? They allow you to change your virtual location, and thus to unblock many services that are blocked in India whether that is Hulu or DAZN.
But it’s not quite as simple as that.
BritBox? It makes efforts against VPN services. It has to so it doesn’t get in trouble for breaking any agreements.
And that’s where PrivateVPN comes in as a streaming service with a focus on entertainment and unblocking blocked streaming services by having fewer servers than some other companies, but instead focusing on their quality.
What do you need to do?
...That will make BritBox think you are in India, but that’s just the first step.
The first part of creating a BritBox account is simple.
Your name, email, and all the basic information is required.
...But you also need a UK issued card to sign up for an account.
That makes getting BritBox in India hard for many, but there is a solution.
It’s to change the location of your app store and to sign up directly from your mobile device.
Yes.
And the app is available on quite a few smart TV platforms.
...But VPN services aren’t.
That makes options limited.
What can you do?
Either connect your laptop to a TV via an HDMI cable or get an Amazon Fire TV Stick as it supports VPN services.
If you just ordered an Amazon Fire TV Stick, create an Amazon account based in the UK.
If you already have one, then here’s how to change your region to get the app:
BritBox? It offers the best UK content all in one place.
PrivateVPN? It supports many other platforms blocked in India, and the steps are almost identical to this.
...But you’ll find that out when you try it out.
Written by Michael Smolski.
Disclaimer: While PrivateVPN supports BritBox, it cannot guarantee non-stop 100% of the time support at all given times. Since BritBox has to take measures to prevent people outside of the UK from watching, no VPN service can make guarantees like that.