To echo what’s been said about the hub, I’ve been using it now for 2-3 months (I have one in Tenerife and one in UAE) absolutely trouble free and all UK apps work superbly. I use mine with an Apple TV hard wired to the hub. I used to struggle with my Discovery+ app (which gets me all my rugby ) with other methods but with this it just works, so I get all my rugby in UHD with no interruptions.

Sorry, late in catching up, YES still working flawlessly!

I got a subscription to teeveeing for my pensioner father - once you log in it's really simple, tv listings etc.

You can try it on your phone for a week for free first ?

Obviously you need an Internet connection, and a android box - we got ours from aliexpress for 20 euro.

I'm in the StreamLocator Discord group. I wasn't sure if you guys were aware that StreamLocator has launched its SmartDNS service alongside its app. This means that their services now work on Apple Devices without the need to buy the hub. They also offer a free 7-day trial, and I've been told the servers are the same between the hub app and SmartDNS, so you can try it out before you spend extra on the hub.

You might be able to get a link to their discord if you think it's beneficial.

Interesting but this drifts away from the simple solution that people often ask for.

I suppose it does in some way. I've always found the support at StreamLocator second to none, especially with their Discord group. They have a great community that always wants to help each other, so if I've always needed help or guidance on how to set something up, someone has always been happy to help me through there.

I think this sounds more complicated than it is. We're basically looking at a DNS service which allows you to stream content from other countries "as if you were there."

In the case of an Apple TV the setup would be as simple as just changing the DNS setting on the device and that's it.

I currently use a very similar service and it works like a charm. The upside is that unlike messing with VPNs you don't have to change anything when switching between UK and Australian tv streaming apps for example. It's all handled automatically. With a VPN you would have to change the country setting to match the country of the app in question.

DNS services with a subscription work in a slightly different way to a VPN but give the same end result, in other words your identity is "spoofed".

DNS settings you put into your Apple TV (primary and secondary) are normally not used to identify you or your internet connection.
Those settings (as on any device which is within your household network) are only used for so-called DNS Lookup.
This simply uses the designated DNS servers to translate web addresses to IP numbers and update them on a regular basis.
The local identity is normally controlled by the IP number of your router.

That is unless you use a VPN or DNS service which creates a "tunnel" to a foreign DNS server and handles your local device as if it was in the target country and connected to that network.

Many service providers like the BBC are catching up because both VPN and DNS only have a limited number of tricks they can use to mask your location. Use it while you can.