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This is incorrect advice that could get someone convicted. A licence is required if you watch live TV on any channel. See: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/
by djmobley 7y ago
This is incorrect advice that could get someone convicted.
A licence is required if you watch live TV on any channel.
See: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ95 https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ95
- mytailorisrich 7y agoNetflix and Amazon prime are not TV and don't require a TV licence. https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ104 https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ104 But indeed, watching any channel on TV (not just the BBC) requires a licence.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoI think they make it incredibly clear in their message though: If you’re watching live TV, you need to be covered by a TV Licence: a. if you’re watching on TV or on an online TV service b. for all channels, not just the BBC c. ...
- qilo 7y ago> You don’t need a TV Licence if you only ever use these services to watch on demand or catch up programmes [...] I would think that Netflix and Amazon are considered on demand services.
- UK-Al05 7y agoNetflix and amazon are not considered live TV. iPlayer isn't either, but they've recently put in an exception for that.
- amiga-workbench 7y agoIncredibly vague, does a live stream fall afoul of that rule?
- heavenlyblue 7y agoIs that live stream being shown on tv while you are watching it? Yes or no? Same answer for having the tv license.
- fmj 7y agoI believe it specifically refers to services that provide simulcast streams of traditional TV networks. Like Playstation Vue or Youtube TV.
- LandR 7y agoNetflix and Amazon aren't live.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoIt’s not incorrect. Netflix and Amazon are not live TV. (Perhaps you missed the “etc” after BBC?)
- djmobley 7y agoYou claimed: "this only applies to television that is paid for by the license [...]" That is incorrect. It doesn't matter whether the content was paid for by the licence or not. If you are watching live TV, you need a licence.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoPlease provide an example of a live television channel in the UK that has not received any funds from the licence fee. To my knowledge, even small local channels receive funding which is directly traceable to the licence fee, though of course the BBC gets the lion's share.
- nailer 7y agoSay I watch UFC 241 on my TV. It's live, it's on TV. I paid through it using the UFC app. https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ95 https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ95 is pretty clear that I have to pay. Why, ethically, should I be obliged to pay TVLA (and therefor the BBC) for something they didn't create or facilitate?