TV licence cheats make up a TENTH of all magistrate court cases

[NickFitz]

This summer we could have gone subscription only and see how well their unique left wing programming survived. Would at least prove how popular BBC in minority language of some 13 hairy extremists choice was.

The most-watched channel on the Sky platform is BBC 1. Not only does Sky get to broadcast it without paying the BBC (because of the licence fee), but the BBC is actually required to pay Sky £10 million a year for the privilege of giving Sky their most-popular content. Without the licence fee, Sky would be putting their prices up.

[TimberWolf]

The BBC rake in £3.5 billion from licence fees alone each year. That's a lota lolly. Little wonder they could afford to pay Jonathan Woss upteen millions.

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[Sysman]

Note I have always paid it because it was a legal requirement doesn't mean it was fair.

Many years ago they defrauded me.

My telly packed up shortly after I'd bought my first house and the interest rates had walloped up, so I couldn't afford a replacement telly.

They completely ignored my letters to them saying I no longer had a telly.

When I got a new job and a pay increase, I rented a telly and got a licence. The bastards backdated until when my previous licence had expired.

I call that fraud.

[eek]

The most-watched channel on the Sky platform is BBC 1. Not only does Sky get to broadcast it without paying the BBC (because of the licence fee), but the BBC is actually required to pay Sky £10 million a year for the privilege of giving Sky their most-popular content. Without the licence fee, Sky would be putting their prices up.

Technically I think the £10m is not for Sky to broadcast the content but to put it at the top of the tv guide. Its years since I cared about this though so things may have changed. Also the regional variations are a pain which results in spending a fortune broadcasting multiple variations of the same programs.

ITV wasn't on Sky for years as the regional costs were prohibitive as ITV and BBC geographic regions are different and they couldn't piggy back off the BBC which they wanted to do.

[escapeUK]

Just unplug it from aerial. You'll feel a lot better without the lefty programming content on bbc and all the adverts on the other channels.

[Zippy]

You only need to have a tv licence if you are watching or recording live broadcasts. You are allowed to watch stuff from BBC online or listen to radio stations or watch DVDs sans licence. Having a telly is not an admission of guilt.
Just tell the shiny suited on your doorstep to f*** off as you don't have to answer any questions or let them in.

Might be best to turn the telly down before you answer the door though

[TimberWolf]

You only need to have a tv licence if you are watching or recording live broadcasts. You are allowed to watch stuff from BBC online or listen to radio stations or watch DVDs sans licence. Having a telly is not an admission of guilt.
Just tell the shiny suited on your doorstep to f*** off as you don't have to answer any questions or let them in.

Might be best to turn the telly down before you answer the door though

Do you need a radio licence for a radio?

[Zippy]

Do you need a radio licence for a radio?

Don't think so

[MayContainNuts]

Do you need one if you watch delayed TV or just films??!!!!!

[BigTime]

Do you need one if you watch delayed TV or just films??!!!!!

No. That's why they now run those ads targeting students watching live streams.

The radio licence appears to have disappeared in '69 Cost - The history of the UK radio licence