Watch bbc live

Need more help?

The latest news, sport, weather and features from across the Channel Islands Do i need tv license to watch bbc iplayer Both shows and many more are accessible through the BBC iPlayer service. The digital TV streaming and catch-up service launched on December 25th, 2007 and is available on your desktop, in your browser, on mobile, console, and streaming devices.

Watch live tv on iplayer

You can be fined up to £1,000 if you watch or record live TV without a TV Licence. How can TV Licensing check whether I have a licence or need one? There are several ways to restart a live programme:

Related Content

Gripping series from across the BBC. Please enable Javascript in your browser The bottom line for cord cutters: If you ditch cable TV and base your viewing around Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc’, then just make sure you NEVER watch anything on iPlayer, AND never watch or record anything live on Freeview/Freesat (or via some of online TV service such as “TV Player”), and then you can avoid the licensing fee.

Watching iplayer without tv license

Don't worry - this is a lot easier than you think, thanks to VPNs (or virtual private networks). Instead of connecting directly to iPlayer's servers, you log into the VPN, and that connects using a British IP address, letting you access all the iPlayer content you normally would. Fines and penalties Why don’t they just give you a code to access their service once you’ve paid the license fee, then you know for sure who needs a license and who doesn’t. It’s not like we are still on analogue it’s all digital now, I understand it’s good value if you actually use the services. But so many people don’t.

Do i need tv license to watch bbc iplayer