TV in an office

jayneclaire23

Does anyone know if you need a broadcasting licence to have the volume on on a TV that is in a reception area of an office?

molerat

You need a TV licence for the premises.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ36
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/business-and-organisations

System

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/business-and-organisations

jayneclaire23

I know we need a TV licence and we have one but i am being told that without a broadcasting licence the tv has to be mute - i just wanted to know if that was the case

Rodders53

jayneclaire23 wrote: »

I know we need a TV licence and we have one but i am being told that without a broadcasting licence the tv has to be mute - i just wanted to know if that was the case

https://www.gov.uk/licences-to-play-background-music perhaps? as the area allows access to 'the public'.

jayneclaire23

We don't play music we just have the news channel on

lovinituk

The scammers that are PRS and PPL will insist that you need one of their licences even to cover the jingles that are played on adverts and programs! Whether that would stand up in court or not I have no idea. Hopefully not.

bengalknights

No you dont need a seperate licence to cover this on a tv.

Mister_G

I think that maybe you do.

See answer to question 4

http://www.prsformusic.com/users/businessesandliveevents/musicforbusinesses/pages/faq.aspx#4

[Deleted User]

Hi,

a lot of Wetherspoons pubs show news with subtitles, maybe that's a way round it.

lovinituk

bengalknights wrote: »

No you dont need a seperate licence to cover this on a tv.

Mister_G wrote: »

I think that maybe you do.

See answer to question 4

http://www.prsformusic.com/users/businessesandliveevents/musicforbusinesses/pages/faq.aspx#4

As I said above and Mister G points out, PRS will claim that you need one but as I said I'm not sure how that would stand up in court.

PRS and PPL are a complete con. The TV stations and radio stations or someone else further up the chain have already paid royalties. PRS and PPL just want to scam the end users for a second, third, fourth etc time. It shouldn't be allowed but sadly they get away with it.