BBC iPlayer loophole to be closed?

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

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.

[woe10]

My Catch-up works with a VPN, what happens when they start charging if they don't know your location.

[Archer]

They'll ask for your licence number......

[woe10]

Well, there's nowt worth watching on BBC anyway 

[Archer]

Can someone remind me, again, why we have to pay that over-bloated, money-wasting corporation called the BBC, £150 every year??

[gattaca66]

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'? 😉