Darthter 542 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 And by the way, the BBC does take cognisance of audience figures. People's jobs hang or fall by them. but not to the same extend as STV for example. Commercial channels generate revenue based on advertising.....the higher the viewing figures, the more they can charge for the advertising space/time. Low viewing figures = lower advertising charges = less profit. The BBC on the other hand, rely on viewers (by law I believe, if you wish to watch LIVE TV) paying a set fee each year. Strictly Come Dancing dropping from 10m viewers per week to 1m, isn't going to impact the BBC revenue....the show would just get cancelled and something else would appear in its place. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairdy 0 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/tvlicence http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ103/ I have a tv connected to a Wii, Xbox, WD hard drive payer and a Dvd player. Not to a live feed. Also watch loads of stuff on iplayer. All with no tv licence. All perfcetly legal. If you have a similar set up. Do not pay the fee. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/tvlicence http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ103/ I have a tv connected to a Wii, Xbox, WD hard drive payer and a Dvd player. Not to a live feed. Also watch loads of stuff on iplayer. All with no tv licence. All perfcetly legal. If you have a similar set up. Do not pay the fee. Don't believe a license is required to watch iplayer etc, coz its not a live transmission.....to watch things live, you require a license. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Correct. To watch or listen to any live BBC broadcast in the UK you must have a license. If you don't have one you run the risk of being fined. Like I said, it's a forced subscription. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Correct. To watch or listen to any live BBC broadcast in the UK you must have a license. If you don't have one you run the risk of being fined. Like I said, it's a forced subscription. I am not sure as I have not lived in Britain for years but if you have the means to watch BBC in your house ie a television then I think you should be paying a licence and could be fined for not doing so. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairdy 0 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Pete it has nothing to do with having a tv. You only pay the fee if you watch a live broadcast. So if you only watch iplayer then you do not need to pay anything. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergatrude 0 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I thought that you required a tv license if you had any equipment capable of receiving live TV, regardless of whether you watch it or not. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,482 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I thought that you required a tv license if you had any equipment capable of receiving live TV, regardless of whether you watch it or not. That's what I thought?? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I thought that you required a tv license if you had any equipment capable of receiving live TV, regardless of whether you watch it or not. That is the way I was sure it is as you can't prove you do not watch things on the telly. I am going to work now but maybe someone can look it up for clarification. If anyone is interested. It certainly used to be the that possession of a TV was enough, when I lived in Scotland 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairdy 0 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 These links here are from the bbc and the tv licence websites, both confirming that the fee has nothing to do with equeptment only live broadcasts. http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/playing_tv_progs/tvlicence http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ103/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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