BBC iPlayer (V2) closing on some older TV devices - Sept 2016
An early version of the iPlayer app (MHEG) on connected TV devices will be closing in Sept 2016.
How to check if you’re affected
If your version of iPlayer looks like this then you’re going to be affected:
This version of iPlayer is on a very small number of TV’s and set-top boxes which are not able to use our current version of the TV app. This is mainly Freesat devices without the Freetime label, Sony 2010 (KDL-EX range) TVs and some older Freeview devices.
Here’s a list of affected devices:
| Company | Product | Model/Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bush | FSAT+500 | 2014 |
| Bush | FSATHD | 2014 |
| Bush | FSAT+500 | 2014 |
| Bush | BFSAT01HD | 2009 |
| Bush | 7105 (320GB) | 2011 |
| Bush | 7105 (500GB) model: BU11FSRHD50 | 2011 |
| Echostar | HDS-600RS | 2011 |
| Ferguson | F101HDSAT | 2010 |
| Goodmans | 7105 (500GB) model: GD11FSRHD50 | 2011 |
| Grundig/Goodmans | GFSDTR500HD (500 GB) | 2009 |
| Grundig/Goodmans | Grundig GUFSAT01HD/GFSAT200HD | 2010 |
| Grundig/Goodmans | GFSDTR320HD (320GB) | 2009 |
| Humax | Foxsat HD | 2008 |
| Humax | Foxsat HDR (320GB/500GB/1TB) | 2008 |
| Logik | LHDFSAT11 | 2011 |
| Logik | LHDFSAT11 | 2011 |
| Manhattan | Plaza HD-S | 2011 |
| Manhattan | Plaza HD-S2 | 2013 |
| Manhattan | Plaza HD-S | 2011 |
| Manhattan | Plaza HDR-S | 2012 |
| Manhattan | Plaza HD-S2 | 2013 |
| Panasonic | PAL09 | 2009 |
| Panasonic | PAL10 - TX-L37G20B | 2010 |
| Panasonic | DMR-BS850/DMR-BS750/DMR-XS350 | 2010 |
| Panasonic | PAL08 | 2008 |
| Panasonic | DMT-XS350 | 2009 |
| Sagem | DSI86HD | 2009 |
| Sagem | DTR94250S/DTR94320S/DTR94500S | 2009 |
| Samsung | SMT-S7800 (500 GB) | 2011 |
| Sony | KDL-ssV5800* | 2009 |
| Sony | KDL-ssW5810* | 2009 |
| Sony | KDL-ssLX90x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssNX81x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssNX80x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssNX71x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssNX70x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssHX90x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssHX80x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssHX70x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssEX70x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssEX71x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssEX603* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssEX605* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssEX50x* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssEX403* | 2010 |
| Sony | KDL-ssNX503* | 2010 |
| Technisat | HDFS | 2009 |
*ss = Screen Size
Why we’re closing this version of iPlayer
We invest significant time and effort in maximising support for older TV devices and have successfully migrated many hundreds of different devices to the latest version of iPlayer for TVs.
However, unfortunately, it isn’t always possible to migrate older devices to a supportable version of iPlayer. It’s not cost efficient to maintain the implementation of delivering iPlayer to these devices, due to the backend systems and technologies (often 3rd party) on which they depend.
The good news is that there are now lots of ways of getting the latest, greatest iPlayer on your TV without having to buy a new TV set. And if you need help choosing a device to connect to your existing TV read our FAQ:
Get BBC iPlayer on your TV - Help with choosing what device to connect to your existing TV
