How to Watch BBC Select on Sony Smart TV
You can stream BBC Select on Sony Smart TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming BBC Select using your Sony Smart TV. Learn how to get the most out of your Sony Smart TV while using BBC Select.
BBC Select
BBC Select is a documentary streaming service offering premium programming from the BBC. See programs based on history, travel, true crime, art, royalty, and more.
Sony Smart TV
Sony Smart TV can be used to watch Live TV Streaming Services and On Demand Streaming Services.
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Can you stream BBC Select on Sony Smart TV?
How to Sign Up and Download BBC Select on Sony Smart TV
Unfortunately, BBC Select is not currently available natively using Sony Smart TV. BBC Select may launch a native app for Sony Smart TV in the future, but for now you can only stream using Google Cast (2019+ models).
You can still sign up for BBC Select and use it on other devices like Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, Mac, Windows, and VIZIO Smart TV.
Google Cast
- Click here to sign up for BBC Select.
- Install the BBC Select iPhone/iPad app or Android Phone/Tablet app.
- Once installed, log in using your BBC Select credentials.
- Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Android Phone/Tablet or iPhone/iPad.
- Start playing the content in the BBC Select app and select the Google Cast icon.
- Choose your Sony Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.
How to Sign Up for BBC Select on Other Streaming Devices
If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use BBC Select on Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, Mac, Windows, and VIZIO Smart TV.
What features are available on BBC Select?
No Parental Controls
There are no parental controls for BBC Select.
Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ have parental control features.
Ads
BBC Select displays ads while watching content.
Offline Downloads
At least for Prime Video subscribers, titles can be downloaded.
Movies
Users will see documentaries focused on history, culture, travel, true crime, politics, and more.
Some titles include “Mariupol: The People’s Story,” “Putin vs the West,” “Ukraine: The People’s Fight,” “African Apocalypse,” “A Life in Ten Pictures,” “Russia: 1,000 Years of History,” “Who Killed the Princess in the Tower?” “Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World,” and “The Source Family.”