BBC Glastonbury anti-Israel scandal rages on
Festival FINALLY breaks silence to apologise over appalling festival chants broadcast to the nation – but police stay quiet on any action taken Glastonbury has […]
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BBC faces backlash after announcing podcast on ISIS bride Shamima Begum
BBC Sounds have announced their “highly anticipated” podcast on ISIS bride Shamima Begum will be available in the new year. The Shamima Begum Story, from […]
Hounded by licence fee enforcers, I feared a criminal record at 72
When Jean Salt, a retired piano teacher, fell ill last summer, she got behind on paying her BBC television licence. Salt, 72, spent several months […]
BBC spending on new shows hits record low
The BBC is spending a smaller proportion of its licence fee income on original television programmes than at any time in its history, according to […]
BBC to challenge Netflix as new wave of services vies for viewers using public money, says Director-General Lord Tony Hall
Lord Tony Hall said the television industry is about to enter ‘a second wave of disruption’ because of new entrants in the streaming market. Commentators […]
Furious viewers cancel TV licences in protest at the BBC axing the free perk for over-75s
FURIOUS viewers have cancelled their TV licences in protest at the BBC after it announced that it is to start charging over-75s a fee to […]
The BBC are to crack down on people who don’t pay their subscription £150 TV licence fee, after figures reveal 1.9million households are watching illegally
BBC bosses are planning to toughen enforcement of the licence fee after a spike in the number of people evading the charge. The ‘evasion rate’ […]
The BBC are to increase the cost of TV licence by £3.50 to £150.50 a year from April 1
Viewers will be forced to dig deep as the BBC plans to increase the cost of the TV licence by £3.50 to £150.50 from April […]
BBC to add username & password to iplayer
BBC denies move is part of crackdown on TV licence evasion, but adds it may help identify those using service without paying Users of BBC […]
It’s time to privatise the BBC
Recent decades have seen a regular pantomime act whenever the BBC’s charter renewal comes around. “Time to abolish the licence fee,” many cry. “We cannot […]
BBC TV Licences – How to legally stop paying for one (and when you absolutely have to)
With the rise of online streaming services, iPlayer and millions of us watching TV on catch-up, does anyone actually have to pay for a TV […]
Viewers who watch BBC iPlayer catch-up on smartphones & tablets will be forced to pay the annual £145.50 BBC TV licence fee
Anyone watching BBC programmes on iPlayer through mobile phones or tablets will have to pay the BBC licence fee, it has emerged. A new law […]
Confirmed: BBC Three to go off air and online-only
BBC Trust says young audiences are increasingly watching TV online, as it gives green light for channel to be moved onto BBC iPlayer. BBC Three, […]
You do not need a BBC TV Licence to watch TV
The £145.50 charge is a legal requirement for most people but some people have been paying when they don’t have to bother A loophole (That’s […]
Only half of young people watch ‘live TV’ so the other half doesn’t need to fund the BBC
Young people spend just half of their viewing time watching live TV, research by Ofcom has found, as the BBC announced it is to cut […]
BBC boss Tony Hall: Make iPlayer watchers pay the BBC licence fee
BBC boss Tony Hall has called for people who watch online catch-up service iPlayer to be made to pay the BBC licence fee. The director […]
Nearly half a million iPlayer users avoid paying licence fee: £145.50 saved by declaring they do not watch live shows
Nearly half a million people avoided buying a BBC television licence last year because of a loophole the BBC hoped would create a BBC Internet […]
BBC sends 300 staff to Glastonbury Festival – that’s 28 more than its World Cup crew!
The BBC is sending 300 staff to cover Glastonbury festival – 28 more than it is sending to the World Cup in Brazil just weeks […]