Watching live video webcam stream (tv broadcast) in the Alps during your morning coffeebreak
24/01/2017I really like to watch almost every morning in the winter period (and probably it’s also possible to see it in the summer I think) to the live tv stream of the various cities and regions in mainly the Alps of Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Germany.
In the Netherlands we can see the broadcast of the Feratel video streams of the video webcams that are placed in various cities and mountain areas.
I found out that both German streams do work in the Netherlands as well for broadcasting the ‘Panoramabilder’ program.
The options you have to see are:
station name | country | days | time | stream link
Eén | Belgium | 09.00 – 10.00 CET Monday-Friday, Saturday/Sunday 09.00 – 10.45/11.00 CET | no stream link available for free via internet, some providers might offer a stream via their own tv apps (e.g. Ziggo Go in NL)
Canvas | Belgium | Monday-Sunday ‘Winterbeelden’ | 09.00 – 12.30 CET | no stream link available for free via internet, some providers might offer a stream via their own tv apps (e.g. Ziggo Go in NL)
3Sat | Germany | Monday-Sunday ‘Panoramabilder’ | 07.30 – 09.00 CET | stream link – see also the panoramabilder page
BR (HD) | Germany 7 days a week – BR now run a stream from 6.00 to 20.00 CET so 14 hours of live alpine viewing every day. Access is via https://www.ardmediathek.de/br/ scroll to very bottom of the page to see the live stream link. BR also has better streaming quality than 3Sat. You may want to mute the audio though, as the audio is a German radio station. I even noticed it works without using a VPN while I am in The Netherlands. Thanks for mentioning this as well Andy.
BR (HD) | Germany | Monday-Friday ‘Panoramabilder’ 07.35 – 08.35 CET, Saturday/Sunday 07.45 – 08.45 CET | stream link – info 1 of info 2
If you have a Chromecast, Apple TV or Samsung smart tv you might also use apps like Tubio (2.99 euro/dollar) or Video & TV (free, but for most features you have to pay, do all in app purchases will cost you 6.99 euro/dollar) cast you stream the website links to your tv with the use of these iOS (Apple) or Android (Google) apps. Let me know if you have other ways to watch as well.
3SAT is now totally geo-blocked, BR Panoramabilder is still free to view but I suspect that will be geo-blocked before long.
VPN (make sure you have the ability to select country) is the way to go for the dedicated followers of Feratel’s alpine programming.
If you do go the VPN route, the good news is that both Eén and Canvas from Belgium have web streams now, and they allow extended viewing long after 3SAT ends their morning Alpenpanorama programme.
You are right Andy that unfortunately 3Sat has been geo-blocked unfortunately and the only way is using a VPN tool/app. One that I use (and is free) is Psiphon for which you can select e.g. Germany or Austria. I think the last time I tried BR I also had to use VPN I think.
I’ve tried just now the web streams from Een and Canvas but couldn’t get them working for the livestream via their websites (https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/canvas/ and https://www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/een/ ) via either computer or phone even if I’m connected with a VPN to Belgium.
Just as an update, BR now run a stream from 6am to 8pm …. yes, 14 hours of live alpine viewing every day. Access is via https://www.ardmediathek.de/br/ scroll to very bottom of the page to see the live stream link. BR also has better streaming quality than 3Sat. You will need to mute the audio though, as the audio is a German radio station.
I was indeed also aware that BR HD now streams almost the whole day in high quality! I have been using it as well and it works even without VPN. I will add it to the original post.