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How to watch RTBF for free from anywhere in the world

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SAVE 49%: Unblock RTBF from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £81.38 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan comes with a money-back guarantee.


RTBF is Belgium’s free national French-language broadcaster, offering a wide range of popular shows, hit movies, and live sports through its on-demand streaming platform. Accessing all of this free content is relatively straighforward with a VPN.

Attempt to connect to RTBF from outside Belgium and you'll be blocked by the service. RTBF is able to recognise your location, so the key move is to make it look like you're connecting from Belgium. This is where a VPN comes in. VPNs can hide your real IP address and connect you to a secure server in Belgium, which tricks RTBF into providing you with access from anywhere in the world.

This might sound complicated, but you can unblock RTBF in just a few simple steps:

  1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN

  2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

  3. Open up the app and connect to a server in Belgium

  4. Visit RTBF

  5. Stream RTBF from anywhere in the world

The best VPNs for this task are not free, but most do offer generous money-back guarantees. Using these money-back guarantees is obviously not a long-term solution, but if there is a particular show or live sporting event that you want to watch, you can sign up to unblock RTBF and then recover your cash at a later date. This way you can watch RTBF for free from outside Belgium.

There are a lot of VPNs that compete to be the best service for streaming, but ExpressVPN is winning the battle. ExpressVPN is the best service for unblocking streaming sites due to its strong connection speeds, intuitive app and interface, robust privacy policy, helpful live support, and up to five simultaneous connections. It can also unblock extra content from top streaming sites like Netflix and Prime Video.

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £81.38 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a 30-day money-back guarantee. With the money-back guarantee, you can unblock and watch RTBF without fully committing with your cash. You'll have to spend the money at first, but you know you can get it back without hassle.

Watch RTBF for free with ExpressVPN.

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Joseph Green
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Joseph Green is the Global Shopping Editor for Mashable. He covers VPNs, headphones, fitness gear, dating sites, streaming, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day.

Joseph is also Executive Editor of Mashable's sister site, AskMen.

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