TV license

DaveRook

I have read

moneysavingexpert com/ utilities/tv-licence

and then continued to read other articles on line...

I'm confused about the term "live".

Quote from (broken URL as I can't post with URLs yet)
tvlicensing co uk/about/foi-legal-framework-AB16

It depends on whether you’re using BBC iPlayer to watch TV programmes at the same time as they are being shown on TV (i.e. “live”) or after they have been broadcast by either downloading programmes or via streaming on demand (on-demand).

Does live TV mean live (happening there and then), such as a "live" sporting event, a "live" music event, the "live" news etc

If so, do things like soap operas, cbeebies, all animations and all films not require a license regardless of whether the signal comes via my ariel or internet connection?

wymondham

as I understand it, its when you watch/record something as its transmitted by the provider....?

DaveRook

wymondham wrote: »

as I understand it, its when you watch/record something as its transmitted by the provider....?

Ah, I see wymondham... So it's not live as in "live action news", but more about us reading the data (viewing the image) at the same point they are transmitting it

London50

I am not sure but to me "live" means the time the program is broadcast so if it is on the main tv in your property and you choose {as I do at times} to watch via you PC/laptop/tablet then you are watching "live"

HappyMJ

DaveRook wrote: »

I have read

moneysavingexpert com/ utilities/tv-licence

and then continued to read other articles on line...

I'm confused about the term "live".

Quote from (broken URL as I can't post with URLs yet)
tvlicensing co uk/about/foi-legal-framework-AB16




Does live TV mean live (happening there and then), such as a sporting event, the news etc

If so, do things like soap operas, cbeebies, all animations and all films not require a license regardless of whether the signal comes via my ariel or internet connection?

If you watch or record anything as it's being broadcast on any channel over your aerial or over the internet and you'll be required to have a TV licence. This includes any +1 channels you have access to.

If you watch something after it's been broadcast through your internet connection or by buying/renting/borrowing and watching it on a DVD for example then you don't require a licence.

DaveRook

HappyMJ wrote: »

If you watch or record anything as it's being broadcast on any channel over your aerial or over the internet and you'll be required to have a TV licence. This includes any +1 channels you have access to.

If you watch something after it's been broadcast through your internet connection or by buying/renting/borrowing and watching it on a DVD for example then you don't require a licence.

This is why this is so confusing. Are you sure? It's just that according the BBC website, it's not the case

So a live simulcast over the web from the BBC - of, say, the Beijing Olympics - will require a TV licence, but watching an on-demand (non-live) stream or download through the BBC iPlayer will not.

bbc co uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/iplayer_does_not_require_a_tv_1.html

Paully232000

I would also assume it means that you watch/record it as it is being broadcast.
There cant be that many tv programmes on a weekly basis that are actually live live as in a football match for eg.

London50

This from tv licence website....

If you use the BBC iPlayer to watch TV programmes at the same time as they are being shown on TV (live) then you will need to be covered by a valid TV Licence. You can buy a TV Licence online.

Will I need a TV Licence to watch programmes on BBC ...
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ103

EssexExile

Those two quotes say the same thing - if you watch it or record it as it's transmitted, on a TV or a computer or whatever, you need a licence. If you watch it on iplayer or whatever later you don't.

Forget the live sport analogy, it confuses. Live means "as it's transmitted" (or close, for technical reasons), non-live means "later than transmitted".

London50

And this from the BBC iPlayers website FAQ...

4. How can I find out more about TV licensing and when a TV licence is required?
You need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch or record TV as it's being broadcast. This includes the use of devices such as a computer, laptop, mobile phone or DVD/video recorder.

Tlg1991

This may be a bit of a silly question but does this only apply for the BBC or is it all channels? (ITV / Channel 4 / etc)