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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> News and Comment >> iPlayer loophole to close? http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1456933140 Message started by Administrator on Mar 2^nd, 2016, 3:40pm

Title: iPlayer loophole to close?
Post by Administrator on Mar 2^nd, 2016, 3:40pm

ITV News reports that in a keynote speech at the Oxford Media Convention, culture secretary John Whittingdale is to close the iPlayer loophole, whereby the TV licence only applies to LIVE TV and not "Catch-up" TV.

ITV News says...

"The BBC estimates the iPlayer loophole will cost around £100 million a year by 2021 to 2022 unless it is closed.

Policing options include asking viewers to sign into iPlayer and monitoring whether the households accessing the service pay the licence fee."

A BBC News report is here.

Apparently this will not apply to Sky, Netflix. Amazon etc...

Title: Re: iPlayer loophole to close?
Post by WG on Mar 3^rd, 2016, 9:05am

This has got to be a code PLUS user name and password-otherwise Iplayer will become a prescription service with people wanting to pay that and DO WITHOUT their licence fee?