The BRIT Awards, the UK’s answer to the Grammy’s, is a sensational awards show honoring the best popular music from the previous year both from Britain and from around the globe. Airing every year in February, the BRITs always feature some of the top names in the UK music industry, both as presenters and performers.

Over the years, some of the most exciting and memorable moments in British pop culture history have occurred during the BRIT Awards, including the last public appearance of legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in 1990, the skimpy Union Jack dress worn by the Spice Girls’ Geri Halliwell during a 1997 performance, and Adele stealing the 2011 show with a solo performance of her hit, “Someone Like You”, a moment which subsequently lit social media on fire.

Basically, anything can happen during the BRITs, which is why music fans won’t want to miss next year’s upcoming broadcast. However, that might be a bit of an issue for those outside of the UK, where the BRITs are broadcast annually on ITV. While ITV is available through cable providers in Ireland–and a couple of European countries such as Switzerland–the rest of the world won’t be able to view the BRITs through the UK channel.

Fortunately, those hoping to catch the BRITs from outside the UK have another option, and that’s using a VPN to bypass regional restrictions and stream ITV live online or through their ITV Hub app.

Like most major networks these days, ITV allows people to stream the channel live through their website, or mobile app. Unfortunately, both are only available to those within the UK.

That’s where subscribing to a VPN (virtual private network) comes in. By purchasing a subscription to a VPN provider, you’ll be able to use their service to route your internet connection through servers around the world. Connecting to remote servers in different countries actually makes it seem as if you are logging on from those countries, as you are granted a local IP address. This allows VPN users to bypass geoblocking and connect to streaming services exclusive to certain nations and regions.

By now you might have connected the dots: a VPN will allow you to connect to a server within the UK and sign up to stream ITV live, granting you access to the next BRIT Awards broadcast.

Bypassing regional restrictions isn’t the only advantage of using a VPN, logging on through one will also provide you with advanced privacy and security by veiling your actual location, and encrypting the data that you send and receive from websites. This is especially helpful when you sign on from public networks like at a hostel or cafe where you are vulnerable to attacks from hackers. Finally, why they aren’t free, most VPNs are quite affordable, usually less than $10 a month, and occasionally below $5 a month if you agree to a long-term subscription.

There aren’t too many steps involved in setting yourself up to stream the BRIT Awards. All you’ll need is a little patience and enough money for a VPN subscription (or just take advantage of a free trial offer).

  1. Purchase a subscription to a high-ranking VPN service that has UK-based servers. (scope the list below)
  2. Download and install the VPN client on the device that you’re going to watch the BRIT Awards on.
  3. If you’re planning to use a computer to use stream ITV, be sure to clear your browser’s cache to remove any traces of your true geographical location.
  4. Using the VPN client, connect to a server located in the United Kingdom.
  5. Go to https://www.itv.com/hub/user/signup and register an account with ITV.
  6. Before the next BRIT Awards begins, logon to a UK server with your VPN and either 1) visit: https://www.itv.com/hub/itv to watch the broadcast on your laptop, or 2) stream the ceremony through the ITV Hub app on your supported device (list below).
  7. That’s it! Enjoy!

  • These days, all of the best VPNs will work on just about anything, including computers running on Windows and MacOS, iOS and Android phones, and popular digital streaming devices like Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, and Apple TV. 
  • At the very least, with a baseline VPN subscription, you’ll be allowed 3 simultaneous logins, while a premium subscription may allow you as many as 7. This grants you the ability to keep your laptop, cell phone, tablet, etc., logged into a VPN at all times, if you so choose.
  • The ITV Hub app is available for the following devices and operating systems: Windows, Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung TV, LG TV, Now TV, and more.

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