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BBC Arabic is an Arabic-language news channel from United Kingdom, on air since 2008. Broadcast Atlas lists 7 public stream sources up to 1280x720.

Last checked August 18, 2026: the stream responded — 960x540, avc1.66.30 video, mp4a.40.5 audio, adaptive bitrate and live (7 of 7 sources checked).

Launched March 11, 2008 · Also known as SD, بي بي سي عربي

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Available streams

Streams open directly from their source hosts. Broadcast Atlas does not proxy, relay, transcode, or retransmit media.

BBC Arabic

vs-hls-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net

Technical details · preference #1 · score 1822

The preference score rewards browser-ready HTTPS, HLS or image support, header-free playback, adaptive bitrate, reliability, and useful resolution. It is a selection heuristic, not a quality guarantee.

Stream ID: 8e7e6c68-a7da-40bd-b9d0-6dc9b843d5c3
Preference rank: #1 of 7
Preference score: 1822
Source host: vs-hls-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: hls
Manifest type: hls master
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: 1280x720
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: 5.51 Mbps
Video codec: avc1.77.30
Audio codec: mp4a.40.2
Adaptive bitrate: Yes
Live stream: Yes
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: healthy
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"runId":"bc54bcf9-4ac7-4f2f-9d67-0f52948eba7f","verifier":"manifest-v1","checkedAt":"2026-08-16T19:22:18.415609+00:00"}
Last checked: Aug 16, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC
Last success: Aug 16, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC
Last failure: Never
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC
Last catalog sighting: Jul 23, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC
Metadata updated: Sep 19, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC
Source revision: Not yet verified

Open source

BBC Arabic

vs-hls-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net

Technical details · preference #2 · score 1822

Stream ID: e0b02519-823a-4564-abe8-d1bd852c3cc1
Preference rank: #2 of 7
Preference score: 1822
Source host: vs-hls-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: hls
Manifest type: hls master
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: 960x540
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: 1.84 Mbps
Video codec: avc1.66.30
Audio codec: mp4a.40.5
Adaptive bitrate: Yes
Live stream: Yes
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: healthy
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"runId":"80f34c0f-f8d0-475e-9ffc-839c2844f155","verifier":"manifest-v1","checkedAt":"2026-08-18T07:40:51.870817+00:00"}
Last checked: Aug 18, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC
Last success: Aug 18, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC
Last failure: Never
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

BBC Arabic

vs-hls-pushb-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk

Technical details · preference #3 · score 1804

Stream ID: d8daa9fc-d04e-47d6-8596-fc424c7874ff
Preference rank: #3 of 7
Preference score: 1804
Source host: vs-hls-pushb-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: hls
Manifest type: hls master
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 540p
Detected resolution: 960x540
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: 1.84 Mbps
Video codec: avc1.66.30
Audio codec: mp4a.40.5
Adaptive bitrate: Yes
Live stream: Yes
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: healthy
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"runId":"aeeae1bc-2a1a-47ef-b557-1e38b58f8edd","verifier":"manifest-v1","checkedAt":"2026-08-10T13:21:05.558069+00:00"}
Last checked: Aug 10, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC
Last success: Aug 10, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC
Last failure: Never
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

BBC Arabic

vs-cmaf-pushb-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk

Technical details · preference #4 · score 1472

Stream ID: 7e4f4766-bc4f-4f99-a4ed-14842fa43652
Preference rank: #4 of 7
Preference score: 1472
Source host: vs-cmaf-pushb-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: https
Manifest type: Not yet verified
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: Not yet verified
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: Not yet verified
Video codec: Not yet verified
Audio codec: Not yet verified
Adaptive bitrate: Not yet verified
Live stream: Not yet verified
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: degraded
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Aug 16, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC
Last success: Never
Last failure: Aug 16, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

BBC Arabic

vs-cmaf-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net

Technical details · preference #5 · score 1472

Stream ID: 7e81f5df-7d08-4b61-81ac-ac54c1c259a8
Preference rank: #5 of 7
Preference score: 1472
Source host: vs-cmaf-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: https
Manifest type: Not yet verified
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: Not yet verified
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: Not yet verified
Video codec: Not yet verified
Audio codec: Not yet verified
Adaptive bitrate: Not yet verified
Live stream: Not yet verified
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: degraded
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Aug 16, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC
Last success: Never
Last failure: Aug 16, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

BBC Arabic

vs-cmaf-pushb-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk

Technical details · preference #6 · score 1472

Stream ID: 98dd2e4c-4489-4470-a6ed-369c148a2dbe
Preference rank: #6 of 7
Preference score: 1472
Source host: vs-cmaf-pushb-ww.live.cf.md.bbci.co.uk
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: https
Manifest type: Not yet verified
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: Not yet verified
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: Not yet verified
Video codec: Not yet verified
Audio codec: Not yet verified
Adaptive bitrate: Not yet verified
Live stream: Not yet verified
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: degraded
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Aug 17, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC
Last success: Never
Last failure: Aug 17, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

BBC Arabic

vs-cmaf-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net

Technical details · preference #7 · score 1472

Stream ID: ac85a499-9e6a-451e-9246-51180b0eeb2d
Preference rank: #7 of 7
Preference score: 1472
Source host: vs-cmaf-pushb-ww-live.akamaized.net
URL scheme: HTTPS
Catalog media type: Not yet verified
Detected protocol: https
Manifest type: Not yet verified
Container: Not yet verified
Supplied quality: 720p
Detected resolution: Not yet verified
Frame rate: Not yet verified
Approximate bitrate: Not yet verified
Video codec: Not yet verified
Audio codec: Not yet verified
Adaptive bitrate: Not yet verified
Live stream: Not yet verified
HTTPS status: https
Availability note: Not yet verified
Requires referrer: No
Requires custom user agent: No
Geographic restriction: Not yet verified
Authentication: Not yet verified
DRM: Not yet verified
Health: degraded
Browser compatibility: {"status":"unknown"}
Device compatibility: {"status":"unverified"}
Detection evidence: {"classification":"unverified"}
Last checked: Aug 17, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC
Last success: Never
Last failure: Aug 17, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC
First catalog sighting: Jul 20, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

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