TV Licence article Discussion

Cornucopia

The advice that a Licence is needed is fair enough.

However, I'd point out that the wording on the TVL website has changed. It used to talk about streaming TV at the same time as programmes are broadcast in the UK. Therefore streamed content from outside the UK did not require a licence, live broadcast or not.

Since the law has not changed, I presume this is just something that the BBC has decided. Make of that what you will.

sergejs

I query the using a delayed service, as I imagine that's a possibility due to time difference. But you need a licence if you're recording them as they're being shown so that you can watch them at a better time for you here in the UK.

Thanks.. i'm not recording at all.. it is ipTV recorder.. as i understand i don't needlicence for that.. am i right?

cw18

had to look up ipTV, as it's not a service I've ever used. What I found (on Wiki) says

IPTV services may be classified into three main groups:

• Live television, with or without interactivity related to the current TV show;
• Time-shifted television: catch-up TV (replays a TV show that was broadcast hours or days ago), start-over TV (replays the current TV show from its beginning);
• Video on demand (VOD): browse a catalog of videos, not related to TV programming.

My understanding is that you WILL need a licence for the first option - that's the same as me watching a UK channel over the internet as it's being broadcast
But you SHOULDN'T need a licence for the second, which is the equivalent of iPlayer
And you WON'T for the third option, which is the same as Netflix etc.

sergejs

My iptv is AURA HD.. Can you have a look about this device? If it posible ofcource. I try to find information obout it.. but l found poor discription Thank you very much.

cw18

Almost nothing Google brings me back for that is in English - and the couple that were don't give any indictation as to which of the first two types it is.

mcc86

Hoping for some reassurance here... though it looks as though I am screwed.

I bought a TV less than 4 weeks ago and did not get around to purchasing a TV Licence. I've just had a knock from a gentleman checking up on people who have not got a TV Licence registered to their home.

I decided to be honest and admit I had not got around to doing so and agreed to set up a standing order there and then. Reading up about it now though it appears that I am still liable for a £1,000 fine.

What is even more annoying is that I don't watch live TV. I tend to watch NOW TV and stream shows from my laptop, therefore I'm assuming I have a case in that I don't even need a TV licence?

Anyone have any advice?

cw18

when you stream from your laptop, I assume that's not shows that are on TV as they're being shown on TV? (eg. I know QVC and Ideal World are available on-line at the same time as they're aired, so you need a TV licence to watch those in full - but not if you watch the demo for a specific item at a later date!)

I also believe Now TV has some components that require a licence - such as the Sport, as that's always shown at the same time as it's aired (live matches / motor sports). But to use the parts where you select a film or TV show from a 'box set' you don't need one.

sniggings

mcc86 wrote: »

Hoping for some reassurance here... though it looks as though I am screwed.

I bought a TV less than 4 weeks ago and did not get around to purchasing a TV Licence. I've just had a knock from a gentleman checking up on people who have not got a TV Licence registered to their home.

I decided to be honest and admit I had not got around to doing so and agreed to set up a standing order there and then. Reading up about it now though it appears that I am still liable for a £1,000 fine.

What is even more annoying is that I don't watch live TV. I tend to watch NOW TV and stream shows from my laptop, therefore I'm assuming I have a case in that I don't even need a TV licence?

Anyone have any advice?

I fell for this, depending what you have signed.

Mine was just a direct debit for a licence.

or they could have got you to sign a form saying you were watching live TV etc and then they could take you to court.

Have a good read of what you have signed, it should be clear if they are likely to take you to court and also IF on what you have signed you have admitted to watching live TV.

Did you give your payment details? if so more than likely you should be fine.

mcc86

Just reading it properly now and it is a form declaring the fact I have had a TV for 4 weeks, but I did also give my payment details which commences on the 16th March.

I'm tempted to cancel my standing order and order a TV licence which will start as of today by stating my other half had purchased one without my knowledge.

What are your thoughts?

cw18

if you buy one today, it'll expire at the end of Feb 2016.
if you wait until 1st March it'll expire at the end of March 2016.
If they're taking a payemnt on 16th March, that suggests to me the one that will be issued from that will also expire at the end of March 2016 (unless they've told you anything different).