BBC License fee

AFAIK the licence fee does pay for the radio, you just don't need a radio licence any more. It also pays for the website, but obviously you don't need a licence for that either.

However, the .co.uk website is only availble in the UK, outside that you get .com which carries adverts.
 
yeah the license fee is used for other stuff. Including other channels and radio. what Sorry what I meant was you don't need a licence to listen to the radio.

Yeah I also skip adverts and apparently this is becoming a large problem for the industry. As much as we hate adverts without hem, there is no way to pay for the shows. Wouldn't be surprised if at some point boxes will come out where you can't fast forawd during adverts.
 
Steve2000 said:
They do not send inspectors round, they are full of ****. It's just scare tactics to intimidate people into paying up for something they do not want.
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Two TV Licensing 'inspectors' turned up at the last place I lived in within a month of me being there demanding to be let in to have a look around for 'unlicensed signal receiving equipment'; they never appeared again after being told to ram it unless they had a police officer and a warrant with them.
 
[DOD]Asprilla;14255855 said:
AFAIK the licence fee does pay for the radio, you just don't need a radio licence any more. It also pays for the website, but obviously you don't need a licence for that either.

However, the .co.uk website is only availble in the UK, outside that you get .com which carries adverts.
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I'm pretty sure I've used bbc.co.uk while abroad, cant 100% gurantee it and I dont recall adverts, only use it for weather and headlines checking in cyber-cafes
 
I dislike the fact that upon buying a TV you'll get whiny, threatening letters demanding you get a TV license.
Don't bother checking if we already have one, just start with the threats. :)

I don't really mind the license fee though, it's just one of those things that everyone with a TV (to watch television broadcasts) should be paying.
There are many shows I enjoy on the BBC, the F1 and Top Gear alone justify it all for me.
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
I dislike the fact that upon buying a TV you'll get whiny, threatening letters demanding you get a TV license.
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yes this does disgust me and I can't see how they have not been prosecuted/banned. Wonder if you could apply for a restraining order or something similar to stop the abusive, scare tactics letters.
 
Hatter The Mad said:
I thought you had to have a license for any equipment that receives a TV signal, unless clearly and obviously out of action?
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You only need a TV licence if you watch tv shows that are being broadcast at the same time. If you watch tv shows over the net that have a time delay in place, you do not need a licence, I'm pretty sure that's it.
 
arfur said:
I'm pretty sure I've used bbc.co.uk while abroad, cant 100% gurantee it and I dont recall adverts, only use it for weather and headlines checking in cyber-cafes
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Given how familiare with the BBC website you would probably struggle to tell which one you are looking at, unless someone pointed out the ads.

I was at some eye-tracking sessions the other day and it's amazing what people just blank out from a page once they become used to the layout.

Try going to BBC.com in the UK and you'll be redirected to .co.uk, opposite happens outside the UK.

You also got to remember that the founding motto of the BBC was 'Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation' and that part of it's remit was to spread British influence and ideals around the world.
 
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Wossi said:
You only need a TV licence if you watch tv shows that are being broadcast at the same time. If you watch tv shows over the net that have a time delay in place, you do not need a licence, I'm pretty sure that's it.
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then sky should package the BBC channels up so you can decide if you want them or not, I dont have a TV ariel thats connected up, (the cables cut in the loft)
 
arfur said:
then sky should package the BBC channels up so you can decide if you want them or not, I dont have a TV ariel thats connected up, (the cables cut in the loft)
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it has nothing to do with bbc channels. it's receiving/recording any live tv feed.

Although Wossi is right only things like Iplayer and 4od are legal. as many other places do not have the legal rights to the programs they are recording or transmitting.
 
AcidHell2 said:
yes this does disgust me and I can't see how they have not been prosecuted/banned. Wonder if you could apply for a restraining order or something similar to stop the abusive, scare tactics letters.
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It would be fair enough if we didn't have a license, they didn't even bother to check though?
Seems to happen to most people I know who buy TV's.
 
Doonhamer said:
This seems to be the point people struggle with whenever the tv license is mentioned. Why is it so hard to for some people to grasp?
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I thought it funded the BBC and other channels are self funded, why then do they advertise your license money at work and other channels dont, and why is it BBC employees dont pay for the license?
 
arfur said:
I thought it funded the BBC and other channels are self funded, why then do they advertise your license money at work and other channels dont, and why is it BBC employees dont pay for the license?
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the license pays for many things. Including other stations and infrastructure.
 
Hatter The Mad said:
If you let the majority dictate TV (if the BBC was ad-funded), we'd get crap. Fewer documentaries, less news, less debate and fewer educational programs.
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You mean crap like bargain hunt? ;) As for less news bring it on, I can watch news 24/7 on a dedicated news channel or a free website (at least then it wouldn't be pro government), I don't want to watch it repeated 8 times a day, sky don't do it, so why do the bbc?
 
Energize said:
You mean crap like bargain hunt? ;) As for less news bring it on, I can watch news 24/7 on a dedicated news channel or a free website (at least then it wouldn't be pro government), I don't want to watch it repeated 8 times a day, sky don't do it, so why do the bbc?
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You assume everyone has access to the 27/7 news channel. They do not.
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
It would be fair enough if we didn't have a license, they didn't even bother to check though?
Seems to happen to most people I know who buy TV's.
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I'm not 100% on this but I believe there is an obligation on retailers to provide the details of TV purchasers to the licensing authorities so I'd guess at that point the TVLA will simply fire off a letter stating that you must have a licence.
 
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