12-06-2019, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Zuleika
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Why do I need a TV Licence?A TV Licence is a legal permission to install or use television receiving equipment to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and to download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer. This could be on any device, including TVs, desktop computers, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, games consoles, digital boxes, DVD, Blu-ray and VHS recorders. This applies regardless of which television channels a person receives or how those channels are received. The licence fee is not a payment for BBC services (or any other television service), although licence fee revenue is used to fund the BBC.
The requirement to hold a TV Licence and to pay a fee for it is mandated by law under the Communications Act 2003 and Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 (as amended). It is an offence to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on any channel and on any broadcast platform (terrestrial, satellite, cable and the internet) or download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer without a valid TV Licence.
As it happens we do have a TV licence even though we seldom watch anything that The Beeb broadcasts least of all the News.
HOWEVER the Beeb delivers quite a lot on the T'interweb let alone Radio.
As for the high salaries, The Beeb flog quite a lot of things to overseas broadcasters and the high earners do have a high presence in the global market. Lineker in particular.
12-06-2019, 04:08 PM
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"As for the high salaries, The Beeb flog quite a lot of things to overseas broadcasters and the high earners do have a high presence in the global market. Lineker in particular."Don't care, no one is worth that much unless they can perform miracle surgery or solve World poverty.
12-06-2019, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TessA
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"As for the high salaries, The Beeb flog quite a lot of things to overseas broadcasters and the high earners do have a high presence in the global market. Lineker in particular."Don't care, no one is worth that much unless they can perform miracle surgery or solve World poverty.
If their earning capacity exceeds their cost of "ownership" then what's the problem?
It's only the free market in action. If there's two things that I like it's the free market and very small government.
12-06-2019, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Zuleika
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Why do I need a TV Licence?A TV Licence is a legal permission to install or use television receiving equipment to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and to download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer. This could be on any device, including TVs, desktop computers, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, games consoles, digital boxes, DVD, Blu-ray and VHS recorders. This applies regardless of which television channels a person receives or how those channels are received. The licence fee is not a payment for BBC services (or any other television service), although licence fee revenue is used to fund the BBC.
The requirement to hold a TV Licence and to pay a fee for it is mandated by law under the Communications Act 2003 and Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 (as amended). It is an offence to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on any channel and on any broadcast platform (terrestrial, satellite, cable and the internet) or download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer without a valid TV Licence.
I wonder if my Amateur radio (and TV transmitting) licence covers domestic TV as well?
Don’t be silly, of course it don’t.
12-06-2019, 05:11 PM
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Information from TV Licensing's own website on the link below if anyone wishes to check out exactly what the regulations are.There are also some relevant questions and answers on there:
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/...ramework-AB16#
12-06-2019, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Muddy
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Look someone has to pay Gary Linekers £1.8 million pound salary for talking football baldocks .Not to mention Graham Nortons £600k and Fiona Bruce's £190k ( maybe she's just part time )
Sack him and all the other hangers on.
12-06-2019, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd
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Do we really have to pay this jug-eared crisp advertiser so much money to tell us that so-and-so scored a goal when we're actually watching the match?Sack him and all the other hangers on.
efficient society juddy?
Regards Donkeyman!
12-06-2019, 07:58 PM
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Posted in error, apologies.
Completely new thread with protest petition started:
https://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?p=1724508
12-06-2019, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd
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Do we really have to pay this jug-eared crisp advertiser so much money to tell us that so-and-so scored a goal when we're actually watching the match?Sack him and all the other hangers on.
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