
BBC Hires New Company To Chase TV Licence Evaders
BBC brings in Themis Recoveries to chase TV licence payments as evasion hits record highs. Here’s what the letters mean and what you need to know

BBC brings in Themis Recoveries to chase TV licence payments as evasion hits record highs. Here’s what the letters mean and what you need to know

Roku’s new Football Zone brings World Cup 2026 live matches, scores, and highlights together in one hub – available on all Roku sticks, TVs, and projectors

Netflix, HBO Max subscribers could be required to pay the TV licence fee, as the government reportedly warms to expanding the existing charge to cover streamers

The BBC is proposing to turn iPlayer into a shared home for all UK public service TV – echoing the failed BritBox and Project Kangaroo experiments.

Prosecutions down 80%, evasion at record highs – the BBC’s Charter Review response reveals just how broken TV licence enforcement has become

Students and the TV licence: thousands could be facing fines without knowing it – as fees rise to £180 and the BBC tightens enforcement

TV Licence fee rises to £180 from April. But record evasion, collapsing enforcement and Charter Review proposals threaten BBC’s funding model.

UKTV’s U service launches on Channel 4 streaming with Red Dwarf, The Office and more BBC classics – but only some series are available so far

BBC charter review proposes ads on iPlayer, subscription dramas, and licence fee reforms. Public consultation open until March 2026. Everything you need to know

MPs demand BBC use iPlayer data to catch non-payers as doorstep enforcement collapses. Prosecutions down 17% despite 2m home visits and £1.1bn lost

Doug Naylor reveals the Red Dwarf special’s time-travel plot and de-aging tech for young Lister. Plus: why UKTV axed it and what happens next

Red Dwarf and hundreds of UKTV shows are coming to Channel 4 streaming from January 2026 in a new multi-year deal – but will it make finding content easier?