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It is “free” to watch for UK citizens paying for the BBC via an optional TV licence. I don’t watch live TV and don’t pay for a TV licence so I cannot watch BBC
by flumpcakes 4y ago
It is “free” to watch for UK citizens paying for the BBC via an optional TV licence. I don’t watch live TV and don’t pay for a TV licence so I cannot watch BBC programming broadcast live (or any live TV, including non-BBC) or on iPlayer (the BBC catch-up/streaming service for UK).
The BBC also licenses their content for audiences in different countries, and streaming services. The BBC own the copyright to the programming they produce and sell the rights to it.
bbc.com is the commercial arm of the BBC.