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I thought you had to pay the tax for any screen, regardless of where the content comes from?

lukegb 11y ago
Only if the content is "live TV" or you record live TV, which Netflix doesn't fall under. Source: http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one which I assume would have the broadest possible definition
petepete 11y ago
Only if the screen has a tuner and aerial I think; a monitor wouldn't require one.
- DanBC 11y ago
  No, you're wrong. A person using a laptop to view live tv on eg BBC iPlayer would need to be covered by a licence. The licence is needed for any "live broadcast tv". The equipment used is not relevant; and the source of the signal is not relevant. So someone in England watching French satellite TV still needs a licence.
- nyreed 11y ago
  This used to be the case. It changed very recently to requiring a license for all live TV, regardless of how it's received.
quarterto 11y ago
Only if you're going to watch live TV on it. Doesn't matter where it comes from (iPlayer live or a bit of wire on top of your house).
- facetube 11y ago
  From http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/ss/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=content-type&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1370006210037&ssbinary=true http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/ss/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&bl...: "1.3 Note also that “received” means receiving a TV programme as it is being broadcast on TV. It does not include receiving programmes by means of a DVD or the on-demand elements of services such as i-Player."
  - corin_ 11y ago
    On-demand elements of iPlayer don't need a license, watching live channels on iPlayer does however. Also the case with non-BBC servies such as ITV Player, 4OD, etc.
    - facetube 11y ago
      Yeah, that was my read of it as well, although honestly that distinction seems like it'd be an enforcement nightmare. Just figured a link to the official policy would be useful to someone.
buro9 11y ago
To be very specific you need a TV licence if you consume a "broadcast signal". Meaning that anything that is live, or recorded from a live signal, requires a TV licence - whether or not it came from an over-the-air signal or via an IP service. But if you consume a catch-up TV service, or watch DVDs, or use Netflix... then you do not need a TV licence. Aside from the person I know who works at the BBC, no-one I know now has a TV licence, just as no-one I know has a land-line telephone. Modern technology (smart TVs and smart DVD players mostly) have obliterated old style viewing.

Only if the content is "live TV" or you record live TV, which Netflix doesn't fall under. Source: http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one which I assume would have the broadest possible definition

petepete 11y ago

Only if the screen has a tuner and aerial I think; a monitor wouldn't require one.

DanBC 11y ago
No, you're wrong. A person using a laptop to view live tv on eg BBC iPlayer would need to be covered by a licence. The licence is needed for any "live broadcast tv". The equipment used is not relevant; and the source of the signal is not relevant. So someone in England watching French satellite TV still needs a licence.
nyreed 11y ago
This used to be the case. It changed very recently to requiring a license for all live TV, regardless of how it's received.

quarterto 11y ago

Only if you're going to watch live TV on it. Doesn't matter where it comes from (iPlayer live or a bit of wire on top of your house).

facetube 11y ago
From http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/ss/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=content-type&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1370006210037&ssbinary=true http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/ss/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&bl...: "1.3 Note also that “received” means receiving a TV programme as it is being broadcast on TV. It does not include receiving programmes by means of a DVD or the on-demand elements of services such as i-Player."
- corin_ 11y ago
  On-demand elements of iPlayer don't need a license, watching live channels on iPlayer does however. Also the case with non-BBC servies such as ITV Player, 4OD, etc.
  - facetube 11y ago
    Yeah, that was my read of it as well, although honestly that distinction seems like it'd be an enforcement nightmare. Just figured a link to the official policy would be useful to someone.

buro9 11y ago

To be very specific you need a TV licence if you consume a "broadcast signal". Meaning that anything that is live, or recorded from a live signal, requires a TV licence - whether or not it came from an over-the-air signal or via an IP service. But if you consume a catch-up TV service, or watch DVDs, or use Netflix... then you do not need a TV licence. Aside from the person I know who works at the BBC, no-one I know now has a TV licence, just as no-one I know has a land-line telephone. Modern technology (smart TVs and smart DVD players mostly) have obliterated old style viewing.