ITV Hub Not Working with VPN

Nordvpn Not Working with ITV Hub (ITVX Now)

Slightly late update but great news ITV Hub is now working fine with my Nord VPN service.  I actually should have been able to watch ITV Hub sometime ago but I discovered another issue which I’d caused.  Basically my PC  was giving away my location to ITV player through an external program.  I had a Chrome extension which was causing the problem  and my connection was leaking it’s location through DNS.  This is not something caused by the VPN so it was my specific problem !  If you’re still having an issue with ITV not working with VPN services it’s worth checking another browser to see if the problem remains or visit the dnsleaktest.com to check for related issues.

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If you’re having problems getting your VPN to work with ITV Hub then you’re definitely not the only one.  Over the last few years, ITV has followed the example of many online media sites and has blocked increasing numbers of VPN services from accessing their site.  In fact they have been so successful that you’ve probably seen plenty of reports that ITV Hub doesn’t actually work with VPN software any more.

ITV Hub Not Working with VPN

This is not true and even in 2020, many people from all over the world are enjoying access to ITV Hub using all sorts of different VPN services.

So What’s happening ?

Why are People Saying that ITV Hub is Not Working with VPNs ?

First an important point – there’s no simple method for any website to detect and block  VPN services automatically.  In fact even China has not been completely successful at detecting and blocking VPNs despite investing millions in the effort.   So rest assured that websites like ITV Hub and BBC iPlayer haven’t got close either.

However it’s true that many VPNs simply aren’t able to access these sites any more.  Which is frustrating if you’re outside the United Kingdom and want to keep in touch with the brilliant UK Television resources that are available online.

So how is your VPN being blocked?

Well it’s actually quite simple, although they can’t detect individual VPN connections they can detect multiple connections on the same IP address.  That’s the problem, VPN providers who overload their servers and stuff too many people using the same addresses.  It’s simple to detect when thousands of people are all accessing the ITV on the exact same IP address.

So the truth is that ITV Hub isn’t blocking all VPNs just those that they can detect by checking overuse of IP addresses.  Loads of decent VPNs still work perfectly fine and have done for many years.  The situation is identical to that of the BBC iPlayer which also targets VPNs using the same method.   The problem is that there is a huge temptation to overload these servers as it maximizes profits and allows them to reduce prices significantly.  So a cheap VPN might function perfectly well as a security program but will be of no use in accessing ITV Hub, BBC iPlayer or other media sites.

Here’s one of the one that works –



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This is Nord VPN and is probably one of the biggest VPN services in the world. However they have invested in thousands of IP addresses in order to maintain their functionality with ITV and BBC and even Netflix. There are others that work but many of those tend to be smaller, more expensive providers who focus on connection speed and service rather than price.

It’s the IP address that’s Blocked Not the VPN

This is actually an important point to make, because it partly dispels the myth that somehow VPNs don’t work anymore or that they are all blocked. Every time you use a VPN then you change your IP address to one allocated to the connection from the VPN server. This is why you need a UK based VPN for the BBC, ITV etc and a US VPN for American locked shows.

It’s also perfectly possible to come across individual IP addresses which don’t work under a VPN service. They are always trying to balance out the equation of how many users assigned to each IP address and it often changes. During surges of popular shows on channels like the BBC or ITV for example there will be many more people using these IP addresses to connect.

Even NordVPN which is probably my best value VPN for watching the ITV Hub you will occasionally get blocked. However this isn’t an issue as you can simply reconnect using a different IP address through their simple interface. There isn’t a VPN service anywhere which can guarantee you won’t get blocked ever. Yet as long as all their IP addresses aren’t blacklisted then it’s never much of an issue.

Tip for Nord VPN users for ITV Hub Working – never use the ‘auto connect feature’ when you trying to watch a popular media site online like ITV.   Just select your country and pick a server manually, if it works ok click on the heart icon to add it to your favorites.  This works much better as there’s a tendency for the auto connect feature to group users on the same servers in my experience.  I never get my VPN blocked using this method for either ITV or BBC iPlayer.

 

Comments

  • Dales

    Love watching movies every morning !

  • Petre

    Thanks for this, wasn’t as difficult as I thought and it’s difficult to find Sherlock Holmes episodes from Russia !!!

  • Sylvie Kallio

    Hi, I’m in Turkey and having problems with ITV hub not working with expressvpn. The DNS leak you mentioned, how can you tell if there’s a problem from the results on that test???

    • There should only be DNS servers listed associated with the VPN service. So typically you’ll just see one server there, if there’s lots then you have a problem and you’ll probably not be able to watch ITV Hub. Most of the mainstream VPNs don’t leak DNS requests so it’s likely your issue is somewhere else – look at hardcoded DNS servers and disable extensions in your browser. Switching to a new install of another browser is a good way to isolate an extension issue.

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