BBC iPlayer
users will have to pay TV licence fee from 1 September
Though the vast majority of households own a TV licence,
those without one who only watch catch-up content and not live broadcasts were
technically exempt from paying the £145 a year charge.
- The government had promised to close the loophole, which already costs the BBC about £150m a year and is likely to increase, during negotiations last summer that also saw the corporation agree to shoulder the £750m burden of free licence fees for the over-75s.
- A spokesperson for TV licensing said: “As of 1 September 2016, a change in the law means you need to be covered by a TV licence to download or watch BBC programmes on demand – including catch-up TV – on BBC iPlayer. This applies to all devices. The change will not affect the huge majority of households which are already licensed.
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