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  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Posts: 931 Championing
    edited December 2025

    So I think you were wrong Rubin, for live TV.

    • Do I need one? You need a TV licence if you watch or (Record) live TV or use BBC iPlayer, but not if you only watch non-BBC catch-up services like ITVX and Netflix.

    • Watch out. If you watch 'live TV' or BBC iPlayer without a TV licence, you could face a fine of up to £1,000.
    • So all you can watch is catch up and nothing else, it's a broadcasting licence that covers the BBC and Iplayer and radio. It means anything "Live" you can't watch without a licence.
    • So if ITV was the only channel you watched or recorded, you would even then need a licence.
  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,368 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi everyone,

    Just a little reminder to keep it civil please 😊

    Here's the info from the TV Licensing website which explains everything. I declared I didn't need a licence for a few years as I only ever watched YouTube and Netflix. I have a licence now as my daughter loves what CBeebies has to offer!

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,871 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1091459#Comment_1091459

    Some of us need routine to manage our day. I find a set TV schedule very useful for that personally.

    I also like the fact there are often only 1 or 2 suitable programs to chose from for any hour in the evening. I could never choose from an infinite list on a streaming service every hour of every night.

    Plus I find myself watching programs I wouldn't necessarily have chosen at all if I'd seen them on a streaming list, meaning that I learn more than I would otherwise have done and making my 'world' slightly larger than it otherwise would have been. Something I feel many people could benefit from when I see the closed-minded comments that people leave online.

    I do understand that some people live busy or even chaotic lives and would prefer to choose TV programs at any time of day, and they already have the choice to do that through streaming. But there are also a large number of us who still like scheduled TV as well.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,427 Championing

    Many people just leave the TV running 24/7 to keep them company.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,871 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1091490#Comment_1091490

    They're definitely getting their moneys worth from the licence! 😄

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,368 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    @OverlyAnxious I was just saying to my husband last night that there's too much choice! It's so hard to choose what to watch next and I do miss the days of only having a few channels. I know the answer is to cancel my streaming services but then they all have things I want to watch on them. I can't win 😂

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