BBC News app on sim free iphone live tv message error

hello forum. just downloaded the new bbc news app to my iphone 4 from the app store which is amazing but i noticed that when i click on the live tv icon i get the message that you cannot view it from outside the uk but when i try it on my vodafone sim locked iphone 4 i am able to view bbc news 24. is anyone else having this problem. (i live in the uk)
could it be that sim free iphone 4's are recognised by the bbc as being from outside the uk?

I'm trying to access BBC news on iPad 2 through the app.  Have the same problems.
I wrote to BBC tech support complaining about my access problem through computer, iPhone and iPad.  On May 2, I received the following reply:
Thank you for your email.
We are aware that some people in Spain are having problems accessing the
BBC News site.  We have identified the problem to the Telefonica ISP.
We have contacted Telefonica and they have advised anyone with problems
to contact them directly
Kind regards,
BBC News website
Hence, I contacted Movistar (new name of Telefonica) tech support.  I was told they knew nothing about the problem and tried to blame my computer for it.  And then they hang up!!!  Not impressed!!
I wrote to BBC again on May 19 asking WHO I should contact in Telefonica/Movistar, since their tech support staff claim not to know about the problem  As of today, no reply from BBC, so still very frustrated!

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