If you’re looking for a solution that will allow you to watch British TV in Italy then this is the guide you need. In this guide, I’m going to show you how you can do just that with minimal effort.

Italy is great, in fact, it’s one of my favourite countries. With contrasts between the North and South, Venice and Rome it has a lot to offer and it’s why many Brits keep going back.

In fact, there are an estimated 20,000+ of you who have made Italy your home. This makes Italy the 8th most popular country in the EU for British ex-pats.

One thing many of you will miss is British TV. Below I’m going to show you the range of inexpensive options that will help you watch British TV in Italy with minimal fuss.

The Options

There are three options for watching British TV in Italy and they’re all suitable for different purposes. These are:

• 1) Computers, Laptops, Tablets & Phones – Easy to Set up & Cheap
• 2) Amazon Fire TV & Fire Stick – Easy to Set up & Cheap
• 3) Smart TVs & all other devices – Easy to Set up but more expensive

The 1st option is suitable for devices like regular computers and laptops and portable devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

The 2nd option is suitable for Amazon Fire TV or Firestick devices allowing you to watch on a regular TV.

The 3rd option is one of the easiest but more costly and is a hardware solution that will work for almost all type of devices.

This includes the types of devices option 1 & 2 cover and any that fall outside that. So that’s computers, laptops, phones, tablets, Amazon Fire devices, Smart TVs and more.

Below I’ll explore all three options giving you the benefits and negatives to help you make a choice for your situation.

Option 1) Computers, Laptops, Tablets & Phones

• ✔ Easy to Set-up
• ✔ Cheap
• ✖ Limited to devices that support this type of solution

If you want to watch British TV in Italy on a regular desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone then you’re in luck. This is both one of the cheapest options and the easiest.

For this, you’ll need to sign up for a service known as a VPN. This comes in the form of a simple app you download to your device. There are multiple companies that offer VPN services.

I recommend using the company ExpressVPN because they have a 30-day money-back guarantee making it risk-free and if you sign-up for their annual package you get a full 3 months free saving 49% off the regular price.

Although for those of you who like to shop around my three recommendations are:

• ExpressVPN – Recommended
• NordVPN
• CyberGhost VPN

Once you’ve chosen one of the three providers above you should follow the steps below:

1. Sign up for your chosen VPN service for example ExpressVPN.
2. Go to the Products section of the ExpressVPN website and download and install the correct app for your device.
3. Open the app and login with your account details.
4. Press Selected Location and then press United Kingdom.
5. The app will automatically connect for you but if it doesn’t just press the Connect button.

Once the app has connected just visit your favourite TV streaming website, for example, BBC iPlayer. You can also use any of the TV apps like BBC iPlayer on your mobile or tablet devices.

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Works with:

✔ BBC iPlayer ✔ ITV Hub ✔ Channel 4 ✔ Channel 5 ✔ TV Player ✔ Sky Go ✔ BT Sport ✔ UK Netflix + more.

Option 2) Amazon Fire TV & Fire Stick

• ✔ Quick and simple to set-up
• ✔ Inexpensive
• ✖ Need to have an Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick in Italy with you

If you want to watch British TV in Italy on your TV then the best way to do this is by using an Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick.

You’ll need to have an Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick for this to work. If you don’t already have one you can buy one here from around £40.

You’ll also need a VPN service like the solution above but to work with an Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick you’ll need to sign up to my recommended provider ExpressVPN.

Most other VPN services don’t work with the Amazon devices or don’t work with the British TV apps you’ll want to watch.

For this just follow the steps below:

1. Visit ExpressVPN and sign up for their service. Don’t forget you can get 3-months free on the annual account!
2. On your Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick search ‘ExpressVPN’ and install the app.
3. Open the ExpressVPN app and press Selected Location and then United Kingdom.
4. The app will connect for you automatically but if it doesn’t press Connect.
5. Once the app has connected press the Home button on your Amazon remote and then launch any British TV app of your choice.

You’ll then be able to watch British TV using the available apps on the Fire TV or Fire Stick.

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Works with:

✔ All available Fire TV and Fire Stick British TV apps such as UK Netflix, ITV Hub and more.

Option 3) Smart TVs & all other devices

• ✔ The easiest to use
• ✔ Works with all devices
• ✖ Hardware device, therefore, costs more

Option 3 is essentially the catch-all option that works with all devices mentioned in Options 1 & 2 plus extra devices such as Smart TVs and other devices that don’t support ‘VPN’.

This choice is a hardware device called the InvizBox 2.

The InvizBox 2 is what is known as a VPN router. What it is is a hardware device that has VPN connectivity built-in. If you’ve read the Option 1 & 2 sections then you’ll already know that a VPN enables you to watch British TV in Italy.

If you’ve got a device like a Smart TV or other then these don’t support VPN connectivity. The InvizBox 2 takes care of the VPN connection for you.

Easy to set up, plug in and play!

Using InvizBox 2 is easy. You connect it to your usual home router and then a new Wi-Fi hotspot is created. Anything that connects to it then looks like it’s in the UK and so when you try to watch British TV in Italy instead of being blocked you’ll now be unblocked.

The InvizBox 2 is really simple to set-up and takes care of all the requirements for you in the background.

All you’ve got to do is connect it to your home router and then with your Smart TV or other device connect to the new Wi-Fi hotspot that it created. You can also connect directly with a cable if you want an added speed advantage.

One of the advantages of the InvizBox 2 is it supports fast speeds so if you’re interested in streaming UK Netflix in Italy in 4k quality then the InvizBox 2 won’t have any trouble.

Works with:

✔ Almost everything!

Conclusion

Watching British TV in Italy is much easier than you might have first imagined. Although there are multiple options available to you.

If you want to watch on a regular computer, laptop, tablet or phone then I recommend you get ExpressVPN. It comes as a simple app that will unblock British TV. VPN apps are completely legal.

If you want to watch on your TV then I recommend using an Amazon Fire TV or Firestick device with the same service from ExpressVPN.

Finally, if you want to watch on a Smart TV, any device that doesn’t support VPN or any of the devices mentioned in the two above options then get yourself a hardware InvizBox 2. It’s plug in and play and will let you watch British TV in Italy with ease.