Watch live feed here http://www.channel5.com/
Big Brother's live streaming has a new home right here!
Another great reason to visit this site (as if you needed one!) – live streaming has a new home right here.
You guys can watch the housemates live, nightly from tomorrow night between 11:30pm and 2:00am on www.channel5.com, on the Big Brother iPhone and iPad app and on the Big Brother Facebook app. Live streaming will commence at midnight during evenings when Big Brother’s Bit On The Side is simulcast at 11:00pm.
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Originally Posted by Baz:
I tried it but it wasn't working Erinp
When you press play just bird song I think they are testing it out .
Big Brother brings back overnight Live Feed online
Channel 5 is reintroducing a limited Live Feed for the current series of Big Brother, it has been confirmed.
Every night between 11.30pm and 2am, fans will be able to view live action from the house on Channel5.com.
They will also be able to view it on the Big Brother iPhone and iPad app and on the Big Brother Facebook app.
The Live Feed will be shifted back to midnight on evenings when spinoff show Big Brother's Bit On The Side is simulcast at 11pm.
Channel 5 opted to not reintroduce the Live Feed element of Big Brother when it purchased the rights to the reality show in 2011, despite protests from fans.
The broadcaster had started introducing small segments of Live Feed in different timeslots on Channel 5 and 5* during recent series, but earlier this month axed a daily 'Live From The House' early evening show.
Digital Spy forum users spotted Channel 5 experimenting with Live Feed last night and began sharing a link to watch the show.
Excellent news. Good time for it aswell...
If anyone is interested, it can be accessed by VLC player and just copying/pasting the link into it.
At the moment it's just the green eye showing.
VLC does that take hours to download?
When it has downloaded what do I do then?
Cheers in advance.
Originally Posted by erinp:
VLC does that take hours to download?
When it has downloaded what do I do then?
Cheers in advance.
Don't know how long VLC takes erin. I've had it for quite a while.
http://brightcove03-f.akamaihd.net/B...g=WYVMTRSXQKUE
But for others, highlight and right click the link, then copy link location.
Then in VLC player, click on media at the top, open media network stream and then paste into the address box. Should be up, will be a green eye for now until it comes up live tonight.
I found my pc works easier with it in VLC player than the internet itself.
I'm on a laptop 
I will have the website feed on during the hl show and hope it geos straight to live feed 
Originally Posted by erinp:
I'm on a laptop
I will have the website feed on during the hl show and hope it geos straight to live feed
that will work the same as a pc so you can use VLC if you want to
I am all set up and ready to go using the other link in case CH5 crashes
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
Originally Posted by MrsH:
Originally Posted by erinp:
I'm on a laptop
I will have the website feed on during the hl show and hope it geos straight to live feed
that will work the same as a pc so you can use VLC if you want to
I am all set up and ready to go using the other link in case CH5 crashes
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
MrsH if I download videolan ,then what?
info from DS for anyone wanting to try an alternative way to watching live rather than relying on CH5
Late Night Live Feed - technical stuff about how to watch it
I'm going to try to pull together in one place all the ideas that appeared all over the place last night.
If you go to bed at Sensible O'Clock you will be unaware of this, but late last night the forums went crazy when glimmers and snatches of live feed appeared, on the page where the video clips usually are.
Some people could see them and some not. It's not known if C5 were just testing, or had big teething troubles, or whatever.
Then the very wonderful Wowsers over at the TIBB forums posted that the address of the feed was
http://brightcove03-f.akamaihd.net/B...g=WYVMTRSXQKUE
Brightcove being C5's video contractors.
Then a lot of people realised simultaneously that the free VLC Media Player is capable of playing network streams, as this method has been used previously in earlier seasons for BB live feed. People familiar with doing this reported instant success, with very good picture quality, and were able to watch the LF until it pinged off at 2am. They were very happy bunnies and went off to bed with silly grins on their faces. Others were not so fortunate. There are confirmed reports of a DS member in Watford, Hertfordshire, who chopped her laptop in half with a kitchen meat-cleaver. A man in Glamorgan attempted suicide by overdosing on Cheryl Cole music. A woman in Edinburgh stuffed her smartphone up her husband's arse and told him his chances of any action that night were zero.
This is only for PCs and Windows - hopefully instructions will be added by others for Macs and mobile devices. If all this is too much for you, invite your friendly local computer-nerd-type person round, give them a glass of wine, and ask them to do it for you.
1. You need to find out if you already have VLC Media Player installed.
Start > All Programs. Scroll up and down the list looking for "Videolan". If it's there click it and VLC Media Player should appear. If it does, don't start it yet.
2. If not, go to http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html and click the orange box "Download VLC." Follow instructions as usual.
Do you want to run or save? Click Run
Are you sure you want to run it? Yes
Welcome > Next > Next
Choose components > Next > Next
VLC Media Player installs.
Completing > Finish
"Privacy & Network Access policy" > click Save & Continue
3. Still with me? Well done. The internet is hell isn't it?
4. ~Now you need to copy and paste the link I posted above into VLC. Tricky, because the method depends on which web browser you're using.(and a good example how tricky it is to give unambigous instructions. Click the link then
Chrome: Right-click > Copy link address
Internet Explorer: Right-click > Copy shortcut
Firefox: Right click > Copy link location
5. Them run VlC, click Media > Network stream then
6. Copy & paste the address into the Network stream slot then OK
7. If peeps could post parallel instructions for Macs and mobile devices (also Windows 8) that would be spiffing.
8. The thing is, even if C5 get the feed working on the site tonight (I think they will), this method is a much more convenient way to watch it, with (probably) better picture quality. C5 may block it, but there's no sensible reason for them to do so, as it doesn't adversely affect their income stream in any way.
If you go to bed at Sensible O'Clock you will be unaware of this, but late last night the forums went crazy when glimmers and snatches of live feed appeared, on the page where the video clips usually are.
Some people could see them and some not. It's not known if C5 were just testing, or had big teething troubles, or whatever.
Then the very wonderful Wowsers over at the TIBB forums posted that the address of the feed was
http://brightcove03-f.akamaihd.net/B...g=WYVMTRSXQKUE
Brightcove being C5's video contractors.
Then a lot of people realised simultaneously that the free VLC Media Player is capable of playing network streams, as this method has been used previously in earlier seasons for BB live feed. People familiar with doing this reported instant success, with very good picture quality, and were able to watch the LF until it pinged off at 2am. They were very happy bunnies and went off to bed with silly grins on their faces. Others were not so fortunate. There are confirmed reports of a DS member in Watford, Hertfordshire, who chopped her laptop in half with a kitchen meat-cleaver. A man in Glamorgan attempted suicide by overdosing on Cheryl Cole music. A woman in Edinburgh stuffed her smartphone up her husband's arse and told him his chances of any action that night were zero.
This is only for PCs and Windows - hopefully instructions will be added by others for Macs and mobile devices. If all this is too much for you, invite your friendly local computer-nerd-type person round, give them a glass of wine, and ask them to do it for you.
1. You need to find out if you already have VLC Media Player installed.
Start > All Programs. Scroll up and down the list looking for "Videolan". If it's there click it and VLC Media Player should appear. If it does, don't start it yet.
2. If not, go to http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html and click the orange box "Download VLC." Follow instructions as usual.
Do you want to run or save? Click Run
Are you sure you want to run it? Yes
Welcome > Next > Next
Choose components > Next > Next
VLC Media Player installs.
Completing > Finish
"Privacy & Network Access policy" > click Save & Continue
3. Still with me? Well done. The internet is hell isn't it?
4. ~Now you need to copy and paste the link I posted above into VLC. Tricky, because the method depends on which web browser you're using.(and a good example how tricky it is to give unambigous instructions. Click the link then
Chrome: Right-click > Copy link address
Internet Explorer: Right-click > Copy shortcut
Firefox: Right click > Copy link location
5. Them run VlC, click Media > Network stream then
6. Copy & paste the address into the Network stream slot then OK
7. If peeps could post parallel instructions for Macs and mobile devices (also Windows 8) that would be spiffing.
8. The thing is, even if C5 get the feed working on the site tonight (I think they will), this method is a much more convenient way to watch it, with (probably) better picture quality. C5 may block it, but there's no sensible reason for them to do so, as it doesn't adversely affect their income stream in any way.
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by MrsH:
Originally Posted by erinp:
I'm on a laptop
I will have the website feed on during the hl show and hope it geos straight to live feed
that will work the same as a pc so you can use VLC if you want to
I am all set up and ready to go using the other link in case CH5 crashes
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
MrsH if I download videolan ,then what?
download - install- open icon and post link from post above into the media network stream option
Originally Posted by erinp:
cheers I will try
read the DS post ^^^^ as well erin once you have VLC downloaded - might be bits in there I forgot to say
Originally Posted by MrsH:
Originally Posted by erinp:
cheers I will try
read the DS post ^^^^ as well erin once you have VLC downloaded - might be bits in there I forgot to say
I read it and I was 
However, C5 has now confirmed that it will be given another chance on their website.
Live streaming will now be broadcast every night from 11.30pm, or the end of spin-off show Bit On The Side (whichever is later) until 2.00am at channel5.com/bigbrother. The feed can also be accessed on the official Big Brother iPhone and iPad apps.
The announcement comes after users of Big Brother fan forums wrote about having corresponded with C5 about the issue. Its director of programmes Ben Frow has been quoted as saying the new online venture will be his ‘last throw of the streaming dice’.
yes yes yes
Big Brother's live streaming has a new home right here!
Another great reason to visit this site (as if you needed one!) – live streaming has a new home right here.
You guys can watch the housemates live, nightly from tomorrow night between 11:30pm and 2:00am on www.channel5.com, on the Big Brother iPhone and iPad app and on the Big Brother Facebook app. Live streaming will commence at midnight during evenings when Big Brother’s Bit On The Side is simulcast at 11:00pm.
See you here!
I'm getting confused now erin. Is LF starting tonight (Thursday) or tomorrow (Friday)?
Originally Posted by Xochiquetzal:
I'm getting confused now erin. Is LF starting tonight (Thursday) or tomorrow (Friday)?
I am hoping tonight,we are all confused Xochi
Tonight. After BBBOTS I assume... I can't stand this BS programme. No one wants to watch this crap, just give me the damn LF.
I have it!!!!!!!!
Charlie was speaking to her mum about how she conducted herself.
I've pressed play and after the ad's finished im just getting the BB eye logo. 
Originally Posted by Videostar:
I've pressed play and after the ad's finished im just getting the BB eye logo.
I'm on Firefox
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by Videostar:
I've pressed play and after the ad's finished im just getting the BB eye logo.
I'm on Firefox
Is not IE8 very good for this then.?
Well your link isn't working for me on my Mac erin. 
Originally Posted by Videostar:
Oh, mine is working now.
sounded very Nicki when her music player didn't work,remember.
'Oh it's working now'
Originally Posted by Videostar:
I've pressed play and after the ad's finished im just getting the BB eye logo.
I had that too.
I clicked summat to the bottom right on that screen and it's on 
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by Videostar:
I've pressed play and after the ad's finished im just getting the BB eye logo.
I had that too.
I clicked summat to the bottom right on that screen and it's on
Me too, I pressed pause and then pressed play again and it worked. lol
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by Videostar:
Oh, mine is working now.
sounded very Nicki when her music player didn't work,remember.
'Oh it's working now'
