Castmate
How to cast and download BBC News videos
Tested October 27, 2026 with Castmate for Chrome.
- Open the BBC News video in Chrome and start playing it.
- Click the Castmate icon in the toolbar. The video shows up with its title, length and quality.
- Press Cast and pick your TV. The TV plays the stream itself, in full quality, so you can close the laptop.
- Or press Download, then Save to computer, to keep it as one MP4 file. (Saving comes with the next Castmate update, 1.0.5.)
What we found
- Casting works directly. The TV fetches the stream itself; nothing else needs to run on your computer.
- Saving works: one MP4 file with picture and sound.
Test details
| Tested | October 27, 2026, Castmate 1.0.5, Chrome on macOS |
|---|---|
| Stream | DASH stream (.mpd) |
| Best quality found | 720p H.264 |
| TV | onn. 4K Plus (Google TV, Chromecast built in): played directly from the site |
| Saved | first 77 s of the video as MP4, picture and sound, plays without errors |
If it stops working, press Didn't work? Report it under the video in Castmate and we'll look at BBC News again.
Only save videos you have the right to keep. BBC News is a trademark of its owner; Castmate isn't affiliated with or endorsed by BBC News. All guides ยท Support