Jonathan Bryce wrote:
>
> David wrote:
>
> >
> > Does a computer user hooked up to broad band (no tv card in the pc)
> > require a TV licence?
> >
> > I'm not sure if it's possible to watch television programmes in real time
> > these days via broad band but even if it was would I still need a TV
> > licence if NOT watching those (I don't have or want BBCiPlayer installed
> > either).
>
> You don't need a TV licence for iPlayer, as it is Video on Demand, not
> broadcast TV. However, you do need a TV licence for the live streams such
> as News 24, which uses Windows Media Player or Real Player, rather than
> iPlayer.
So what about archive programmes http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/white/home.shtml ?
AFAIK, you are not allowed to watch e.g. videotapes of old programmes which
have been transmitted.
Why does BBC not come clean about which links require TV licence to watch and
which does not? Presumably, BBC thinks in their highhanded way that everybody
has or need a licence anyway (the TV Tax) and that the BBC is the best thing
since sliced bread... A beg to disagree as long as they pay that prat J Ross
18 mill quid. |