MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26623944
I haven't had a TV or a licence for over 10 years, but in recent years I've been enjoying BBC programming via the iPlayer catch up service. Whilst i know I'm doing nothing wrong watching say Line of Duty and hour or so later than licence holders, I do feel a bit cheeky that I'm getting many programmes for free by simply not watching the scheduled broadcasts. When I watch any of the commercial catch-up services, I'm subjected to the advertisements that fund them and therefore i don't feel like I'm getting something for nothing. So maybe the BBC should look at the way non-licence holders can access on-line services? If i click on the live news or sport via the BBC iPlayer, i get a message saying something along the lines of "You must have a valid licence to watch live broadcasts." and that's it... I could lie and click 'yes i have a licence' and enjoy a live broadcast for free, but i don't... I get enough harassment as it is for not having a TV. Maybe it would be a better idea if one had to type in their TV licence number to access live programming via the iPlayer... and by extension, all BBC catch-up services.
Could the proposed de-criminalisation of TV licence avoidance spell an end to 'the unique way the BBC is funded'?
