Saw this on another forum:
Speaking in Parliament, the Culture Secretary said
Responding to a question about the so-called "iPlayer loophole", which allows viewers to watch TV programmes without a licence, he said that Government had agreed that catch-up TV would in the future be treated the same way as viewing live TV in legislation. Full details about how this would be implemented remain to be seen.
BBC iPlayer fee: Viewers of catch-up service could be charged to offset £650m of cuts
The broadcaster will be allowed to make up some of the lost revenue by charging people to use iPlayer â€" which could return at least £150million to its coffers.
The move would enable the BBC to start charging the estimated 2% of households â€" 500,000 â€" in the UK which only consume on-demand TV content, rather than watching programmes live.
Hall said the BBC's latest research showed that the public was prepared to spend an average of between £15 and £20 for its services, beyond the £12 a month (or £145.50 a year) households currently pay.
My Catch-up works with a VPN, what happens when they start charging if they don't know your location.
They'll ask for your licence number......
Well, there's nowt worth watching on BBC anyway 8)
Can someone remind me, again, why we have to pay that over-bloated, money-wasting corporation called the BBC, £150 every year??
Quote from: archer101 on July 10, 2015, 12:15:37 PM
Can someone remind me, again, why we have to pay that over-bloated, money-wasting corporation called the BBC, £150 every year??
'Cos they have managers, directors, Salford Quays and Alan Yentob to pay for, of course....have you not watched that documentary, 'W1A'? 😉