New plans to ensure the BBC’s financial sustainability set out by the Culture Secretary

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-plans-to-ensure-the-bbcs-financial-sustainability-set-out-by-the-culture-secretary

Ministers to review the BBC’s Charter to examine the BBC’s future funding

Licence fee to rise in line with annual CPI inflation in 2025 to provide the BBC with stable financial footing

Thousands more households to be offered support to pay TV licence fee

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Comment105@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Do you need to pay a TV license if you get your smart fridge to browse the internet via your cousin’s mobile hotspot?

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- Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  No, you only need to get one if you’ve already passed the theory and practical sections of your TV test.
  
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  - GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I failed my TV test last year.
    
    Accidentally held the channel change button for too long, ended up on babestation.
    
    Instant end of the test.
    
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- SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  There are only two actions that require a TV license:
  
  Using BBC iPlayer for any reason
  
  Watching live broadcast TV from any source
  
  YouTube does not have a broadcasting licence (granted by Ofcom) so YouTube live streams do not count as broadcast TV.
  
  At least I’m pretty sure that’s how that works
  
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  - Comment105@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Will clicking BBC on YouTube oblige you to pay a TV license?
    
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