TV licensing

giraffe69

andygb said:

Going by the TV guidelines, I shouldn't watch any live tv, so it is OK for me to watch the edited highlights of sport in the evening on ITV4 rather than during the day?

No. you are watching a TV programme broadcast live even if it is showing highlights of what happened earlier

Cornucopia

The whole "live TV" thing is a complete dog's dinner created by the BBC/TV Licensing.

It's not "live TV" (which is ambiguous at best), it's scheduled TV broadcasts.   And the Sports highlights are as scheduled as anything else.

hopperdennis

Hijaking this thread with a slightly different question. I’ve recently bought a property (in Scotland) that is empty, and may stay that way. I haven’t got a TV however every month I’m getting a letter to the occupier to let them know who is living there, as we haven’t got a TV license yada yada. Until I get a TV, is it even worth replying to that latter by letting them know that’s it’s presently empty, or I’m the occupant, or should I just ignore the letters for now?

Cornucopia

Already answered on the other thread.

Freddie_archer

hopperdennis said:

Hijaking this thread with a slightly different question. I’ve recently bought a property (in Scotland) that is empty, and may stay that way. I haven’t got a TV however every month I’m getting a letter to the occupier to let them know who is living there, as we haven’t got a TV license yada yada. Until I get a TV, is it even worth replying to that latter by letting them know that’s it’s presently empty, or I’m the occupant, or should I just ignore the letters for now?

Just ignore the letters. No Live TV, you are legal 100%.

andygb

Can someone please explain "on demand" and "catch up" TV to me, because I have a Freeview TV and channel 100 is present. From what I have read, I do not need a TV licence if I use solely these two services and do not watch what they call "live TV". I also cannot fathom how they refer to live TV as repeats etc, non live sporting and musical events.

JJ_Egan

Catchup via BBC IPlayer requires a licence .

Channel 100 is just an aggregator/ showcase .

pphillips

andygb said:

Can someone please explain "on demand" and "catch up" TV to me, because I have a Freeview TV and channel 100 is present. From what I have read, I do not need a TV licence if I use solely these two services and do not watch what they call "live TV". I also cannot fathom how they refer to live TV as repeats etc, non live sporting and musical events.

On demand and catch up is TV that is not subject to any broadcasting schedule.
Confusing, live TV is any scheduled broadcast TV. This will include all the +1 or +24 channels as well as repeats, highlights and events regardless of when they were filmed.

andygb

So, basically "live" TV as described by the BBC/Licencing, is not in any way "Live" TV. I am very surprised that nobody has challenged this in court.

The TV Licence is basically an extra tax.

Chino

andygb said:

So, basically "live" TV as described by the BBC/Licencing, is not in any way "Live" TV.

From the TV Licensing website:

What is live TV and when do I need a licence for it?
Live TV means any programme you watch or record as it’s being shown on TV or live on any online TV service. It’s not just live events like sport, news and music. It covers all programmes on any channel, including soaps, series, documentaries and even movies.
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https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one