TV Licence Super Thread

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when i brought up LMG basically i was told i was wrong as he doesn't "broadcast", yet Amazon don't Broadcast but you claim you you do need a TV licence because football is "live TV" . but what i understand, and was pointed out to be "broadcast" over the airwaves

It’s broadcasted to Amazon who send the stream which is why you are able to watch it on different services.

It doesn’t matter what service really.
 
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Mental isnt it? Already paying for a service but then have to pay another company who has nothing to do with it.

You don't pay another company though. You pay BBC for the broadcast rights.

It's exactly like paying for a fishing environment agency licence, this gives you the right to fish any lake in the UK legally. Except in this instant it gives you the rights to have a licence to watch a service on another provider. In this case the streaming provider amazon prime.
 
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It's exactly like paying for a fishing environment agency licence, this gives you the right to fish any lake in the UK legally.
How is that comparable? Really bad analogy. You aren't paying so that the BBC can be the protectors of the airwaves, they are an active participant. They are a media company producing content just like all the other media companies, but in order to watch other content, you have to pay them.
 
How is that comparable? Really bad analogy. You aren't paying so that the BBC can be the protectors of the airwaves, they are an active participant. They are a media company producing content just like all the other media companies, but in order to watch other content, you have to pay them.

Complain to the BBC not me. You kind of are paying them to have a licence to watch certain live channels though.
 
You kind of are paying them to have a licence to watch certain live channels though.
You're paying them because that's their funding model. Other than that there is no reason why a citizen would need to have a licence to watch TV. A licence system is usually in place as the action being performed requires training/knowledge, this isn't the case with watching TV.
 
You don't pay another company though. You pay BBC for the broadcast rights.
What? :confused:

Amazon take the broadcast straight from the PL. It's the PL that provides all three UK broadcasters (and worldwide broadcasters) with the matchday camera feeds. There is zero involvement by the BBC. Where are you getting this 'paying the BBC for broadcast rights' rubbish from?
 
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Is that actually a legal thing? tbh ive not looked into it. Amazon paid for the rights to broadcast the PL in the UK so as far as I'm concerned if I have a prime sub everything else is irrelevant.
The law states:
“television programme service” means any of the following—
(a)a television broadcasting service;
(b)a television licensable content service;
(c)a digital television programme service;
(d)a restricted television service;

TV Licensing have concluded that some of that, including football, applies to Amazon Prime.
 
Anyway the Bbc has now exposed itself world can see with Lineker that they are partisan doing the governments bidding - Putin / Xi jokes incoming
hadn't appreciated the home secretary is married to a Jew so had (r4 interview) said she has a particular sensitivity to the Nazi reference.
 
The law states:


TV Licensing have concluded that some of that, including football, applies to Amazon Prime.
If I'm watching Pl on prime the last thing I'm thinking about is the BBC
 
The law states:


TV Licensing have concluded that some of that, including football, applies to Amazon Prime.

so is this a Private company (TV licensing) telling us what they think, or has it been tested in court ?
 
so is this a Private company (TV licensing) telling us what they think, or has it been tested in court ?
It's their opinion, obviously there is an incentive/bias for them to conclude that. I'm not aware of this being legally challenged, but I welcome someone doing that.
 
You don't pay another company though. You pay BBC for the broadcast rights.

What? What do the BBC have to do with Amazon's live streaming of the Premier League?

In what way are they involved, and what would i be paying the BBC for in this situation (and by that, i mean what work do the BBC do that enable live streaming of football on Amazon to happen)?

I totally understand the old reason for needing one if you watched live TV received through an aerial/satellite, as there was no way of stopping anyone watching the BBC channels. I fail to see why the BBC expects £160 a year from someone just because they want to watch live football on Amazon.

Another example would be F1. The BBC sold/didnt renew their rights to broadcast F1. However they still expect £160 if someone wants to live stream F1 on Sky Sports through a NOW TV subscription? That is quite frankly absurd.

It is like the BBC have totally overlooked how the internet works in their business model and have entirely **** the bed in terms of future strategy.
 
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