The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides TV, digital, cinema and radio services that are available worldwide to the armed forces and their families.
BFBS TV
When you’re overseas BFBS brings you a free mix of the best of current British TV, live sport and big movies.
Where there is good internet overseas, BFBS TV Player offers over 35 channels and allows you to watch your favourite TV shows plus movies and big ticket sport, live or on demand to suit your time zone and location. You can watch on your mobile or connected TV app.
If your internet connection isn’t great but you are in a country within satellite reach covering almost 70% of the globe, BFBS can still offer you 12 TV channels, including BBC, ITV, plus new movies and series as well as live action from Sky Sports and TNT Sports.
For those serving or deployed overseas in remote locations and at sea, BFBS MiPlayer provides BFBS TV live and on demand, as well as BFBS Radio, digital newspapers, magazines and more, either communally or on a personal device, even with limited or no internet.
BFBS RADIO
Listening to BFBS Radio overseas is a great way to listen to music, keep up to date with what’s going on on the base and in the local areas, as well as keeping up with other news.
Live and local radio stations in countries including Canada, Cyprus, Nepal and Gibraltar are part of the military community and, in addition to providing local radio shows, often put on live and virtual community events.
You can listen to BFBS Radio anywhere in the world via the app, the website, or on your smart speaker. In the UK, you can listen to BFBS Radio nationwide on DAB+, or via FM and AM in specific locations across the UK and Northern Ireland.
If you’re overseas, you can listen via your BFBS TV service, and you can also tune in to BFBS Radio 2, featuring the best of UK radio, including live sport from 5 Live and talkSPORT, news and current affairs from Radio 4, and programmes from Times Radio.
BFBS also has two radio stations dedicated to the Gurkha community – the BFBS Gurkha Network which is available in key locations across the UK, and the BFBS Samishran music service which is available on the website and app.
BFBS CINEMAS
BFBS has cinemas at bases across the UK, in Cyprus and the Falkland Islands. The Movie Machine also travels the UK bringing the cinema to you.
Alternatively, Cinelink is the easy-to-use, portable movie service that can turn a mess, welfare hub or community venue into a cinema, and is an optional add-on BFBS service to consider asking local command to explore for your community and is available worldwide.
FORCES NEWS AND STORIES
If you’re interested in the latest military news and stories, you can visit forces.net and sign up to the newsletter. The Forces News YouTube channel has more than 785,000 subscribers and offers everything from breaking global military news to videos featuring local community events, activities of individual units, and live streams of military sport.
BFBS LIVE EVENTS
BFBS provides morale-boosting live entertainment to operational troops around the world. It also brings that same positive energy to events in the UK and can deliver welfare support to community events to suit your budget.
FUNDING
BFBS also donates funding to a variety of projects. You can apply for help via forms.bfbs.com/beneficiaryfund
GET IN TOUCH
For more information, visit bfbs.com or follow them on social media.