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a quick question .....do you need a tv licence to watch bbc iplayer.?

Technically there is no check done to see whether you have a licence.
However, I think you only need a licence to watch `live` programming.
So if you`re watching something on iplayer that`s currently being broadcast on the TV you`d legally need a licence. Watching the older (previously broadcast stuff) I`m not so sure you do.

This offers some advice on it:
iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/about_iplayer/simul_license

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From the iPlayer homepage:

Do I need a TV licence to watch programmes on BBC iPlayer?You do not need a television licence to watch programmes on the current version of BBC iPlayer.

You will need to be covered by a TV licence if and when the BBC provides a feature that enables you to watch `live` TV programmes on any later version of BBC iPlayer, which has this option. Your TV licence for your home address will cover your use of the BBC iPlayer in your home (and outside the home if you use BBC iPlayer on a laptop or any other device which is powered solely by its own internal batteries).

A `live` TV programme is a programme, which is watched or recorded at the same time (or virtually the same time) as it is being broadcast or otherwise distributed to members of the public. As a general rule, if a person is watching a programme on a computer or other device at the same time as it is being shown on TV then the programme is `live`. This is sometimes known as simulcasting.

You cannot currently watch `live` TV programmes as part of BBC iPlayer, however, we hope to offer this function in the future.

What will happen if I don`t have a TV licence?

It is a criminal offence to watch `live` television without a TV licence or to posses or control a device which you know or reasonably believe will be used to watch `live` TV without a TV licence. You could be prosecuted and fined up to £1000 (plus be ordered to pay legal costs) for these offences.

Where can I buy a TV licence or get more details?

To buy a TV licence or to obtain further information about licensing requirements call TV Licensing on 0870 241 5590 or visit www.tvlicensing.co.uk.

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Si Wooldridge
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but how will the mythical detector van know?
last I knew the licence was on the tuner

jemma

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You will need to be covered by a TV licence if and when the BBC provides a feature that enables you to watch `live` TV programmes on any later version of BBC iPlayer, which has this option.

You can do this now.




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Sounds like Aunty Beeb needs to update their site then...

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Si Wooldridge
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How live is live?

Digital TV (probably because of all the decoding and processing) winds up with a small delay compared to analogue TV. If we have analogue BBC1 on in one room and digital on in the other, it sounds like a weird echo in the house.

So digital versions of analogue channels aren`t `live`. I ought to get rid of my analogue telly and stop paying for the licence.

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So by that logic if you don`t have a licence you can still watch the BBC when there`s a repeat on?

And why can`t I opt out of the licence fee and just catch up with BBC programmes on iplayer then, why should I have to pay to watch them one way when I can see them free elsewhere?

This whole debate just shows up the whole licence system for the idiotic, out of date farce that it is.