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The TV license is currently only required for watching traditional TV, live, isn't it? I haven't paid it for years, and exclusively use the on-demand BBC iPlaye
by frou_dh 16y ago
The TV license is currently only required for watching traditional TV, live, isn't it? I haven't paid it for years, and exclusively use the on-demand BBC iPlayer website every so often.
- konad 16y agoyou're right but they want to change that
- gjm11 16y agoThis appears to be correct, though it's not guaranteed to remain so: see http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/iplayer_does_not_require_a_tv_1.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/iplayer_does_... and http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/tvlicence http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/... . [EDITED to add: But if you watch a programme at the same time as it's being broadcast, you do need a licence.]
- axod 16y agoDon't you feel like you should get a license? Regardless of wether you're legally supposed to. The sheer quality of programming they put out. Buy a license.
- frou_dh 16y agoI don't watch often enough. I'd consider microtransactions in the iPlayer, but not a flat £145 per year.
- eftpotrm 16y agoWhich is from memory less than Sky charges for content that includes adverts and is (IMHO) of vastly lower quality. Certainly far less of Sky's content is original productions.
- frou_dh 16y agoI'd never get Sky. In fact I convinced a family member to cancel theirs becuase they were getting little value from it.