BBC iPlayer Radio & TV License

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

The BBC refused and failed to put technology into [STRIKE]Free[/STRIKE]view to allow subscription services, that would had undermined the continuation of the TV Tax.

I doubt they have the gall to do the same with iPlayer, when other free and subscription services dominate the market.

Scrap the regressive TV Tax.

Bigphil1474

brewerdave - I suspect the I-player will go the same way as the other apps - Netflix, Amazon, Now TV etc. and need you to login. I subscribe to Now TV and can access the content via tablet, TV, blu-ray player and PC, and all just need my login (which you can do on a tv using the remote).
I'm quite happy that all I-player uses will need a license. Someone has to pay for the content to be provided on that service. It's not taking away someone's radio, as I haven't seen anything that suggests you'd need a license to listen to a radio, just to access radio content via the I-player app.

Poppycat

Nowtv though only allow a few devices to work per month or they did last year, not much good if you have multiple devices and people in house watching things in different rooms or places. Netflix has better system 2 or more devices at any one time depending on which subscription model you have

Nowtv dont even do 1080p yet as far as I am aware where netflix will depending on subscription and media do 1080p or even 4k

The_Groat_Counter

CuddlyGorilla wrote: »

In short:
Will we need a TV License to listen to the BBC iPlayer?

VisionMan wrote: »

In short, yes.

I cannot find any mention, let alone confirmation, that the new rules regarding the TV licence will specifically apply to iPlayer Radio.

As far as I am aware, the only official thing on this issue published so far is the government's white paper, "A BBC for the future" - see pages 94 and 95. There is no detail about the proposal, but all the mentions regarding the "iPlayer loophole" are of "television" and "viewing habits", and there's no mention of "radio" or "listening habits".

I cannot see any justification for VisionMan's certainty on this issue.

almillar

It's a proposal.
The proposal mentions needing a TVL to use iPlayer.
It does not exclude iPlayer Radio - that's part of iPlayer in my book.
So whilst it's all up in the air, and we're all speculating (VisionMan is merely quoting the statement), iPlayer Radio isn't explicitly mentioned, which means I don't think anyone can be certain whether it's included or not.

kingrulzuk

TVL Tax: No thank you

DanStan

Legally, yes. Most people I know seem to be stopping payments altogether for this con of a licence now though.

VisionMan

DanStan wrote: »

Legally, yes. Most people I know seem to be stopping payments altogether for this con of a licence now though.

95% of the UK pays the License Fee. 5% don't, as they don't consume live TV. This proposal will, going forward, include any and all content from the BBC whether live or not. I don't have a problem with that.

kingrulzuk

I don't have a problem with that.

I do why pay another Tax

The_Groat_Counter

almillar wrote: »

It's a proposal.
The proposal mentions needing a TVL to use iPlayer.
It does not exclude iPlayer Radio - that's part of iPlayer in my book.
So whilst it's all up in the air, and we're all speculating (VisionMan is merely quoting the statement), iPlayer Radio isn't explicitly mentioned, which means I don't think anyone can be certain whether it's included or not.

(My bolding.)

iPlayer shares the same branding for TV and radio, yep, but all the discussion I've heard and read from government and from the BBC is about iPlayer for television, and people "watching" (not listening to) programmes who don't have a licence (which currently is totally legit of course, so long as it's on demand not live).

We shall see what happens - I agree no one can be certain. I would however wager that this proposal will only apply to iPlayer for TV, and radio will be excluded. (After all, it is a TV licence, not a TV & radio licence.)