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You only need a licence if you watch live tv as it's broadcast, or watch catch up tv on iPlayer. If you have iPlayer "installed" but never use it, and you do n
by DanBC 8y ago
You only need a licence if you watch live tv as it's broadcast, or watch catch up tv on iPlayer.
If you have iPlayer "installed" but never use it, and you do not watch live tv as it's broadcast, you do not need a licence.
And even that isn't quite correct is it, you can watch iPlayer on your laptop if you're in someone else's home and they have a licence.
- tspiteri 8y agoHave things changed recently? The way I remember it (a few years back) was that you didn't need a licence to watch non-live iPlayer, so you could watch yesterday's programmes on iPlayer without the need for a licence.
- DanBC 8y agoYes, the law changed in 2016. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37226030 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37226030 > All viewers who use the iPlayer to watch any BBC programmes must now be covered by a TV licence after new rules came into force on Thursday. > Previously, iPlayer users only needed a licence if they were using the service to watch live broadcasts. > That meant it was legal to watch programmes after broadcast on catch-up without paying the annual £145.50 fee. > But the TV licence requirements have now been extended to include catch-up, online premieres and online-only shows. It only covers BBC iPlayer tv. It doesn't cover eg Channel 4's catch up service.