How to Stream Channel 4 Abroad (E4, More4, Film4)

The Channel 4 app, formerly All 4, streams in the UK and, with a smaller catalogue, in the Republic of Ireland. Everywhere else it stops before the episode starts. BritVPN gives it the UK connection it checks for.

Watch Channel 4 outside the UK

Why Channel 4 is geo-blocked

• The shows are licensed for the UK. A connection from abroad fails the check before the episode starts.

Where Channel 4 works

Channel 4's help pages say streaming is available in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, though not every programme is available in Ireland, and Watch Live is for UK residents only. Anywhere else, the app opens but refuses to play.

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Channel 4 in Ireland: what works

What you get with a UK connection

• Live Channel 4, E4, More4 and Film4.
• The full on-demand library, including The Great British Bake Off, Gogglebox and Taskmaster.
• Downloads for offline viewing on the app.

Today's Channel 4 schedule

Channel 4 in Turkey, Belgium and Denmark

Turkey stays on Turkish time all year, so it is two hours ahead of the UK in summer and three in winter; Channel 4's 9pm programmes start at 11pm or midnight in Istanbul.

Belgium and Denmark are an hour ahead of the UK all year, so a 9pm Channel 4 show starts at 10pm in Brussels and Copenhagen.

In all three countries the Channel 4 app is blocked, so you need a UK connection to stream it.

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4oD, All 4, Channel 4

Channel 4's player launched as 4oD in 2006, became All 4 in 2015 and took the Channel 4 name in April 2023. Old logins and links carry over.

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Channel 4 guides by country

• Channel 4 in Australia
• Channel 4 in Canada
• Channel 4 in Dubai
• Channel 4 in France
• Channel 4 in Germany
• Channel 4 in Greece
• Channel 4 in Ireland
• Channel 4 in Italy
• Channel 4 in Malaysia
• Channel 4 in Netherlands
• Channel 4 in New Zealand
• Channel 4 in Norway
• Channel 4 in Portugal
• Channel 4 in South Africa
• Channel 4 in Spain
• Channel 4 in Sweden
• Channel 4 in Thailand
• Channel 4 in USA