According to government figures, Around 18,000 people under the age of 20, including teenagers, have been criminalised for failing to pay the BBC licence
Following his election win, the PM is preparing to launch a formal consultation on whether TV viewers who fail to pay the fee should be prosecuted
The Prime Minister said it’s worth looking into scrapping the TV licence, and possibly turning the BBC into a subscription-based service like Netflix
Sky Q subscribers will now be able to get the full BBC iPlayer experience on the new app
Following a few weeks of “Beta Testing”, BritBox launches officially in the UK today, amidst reports of a new content deal with Channel 4, and distribution deals with EE and BT. And more good news for British TV fans – Doctor Who is coming to BritBox, with 600+ episodes that will be available on the
We’ve been talking about BritBox for many months, and it’s finally here. The joint streaming service from ITV and the BBC (with additional content from Channel 5, and Channel 4 next year) is now open to everyone, and you can start streaming quality British content… that you probably watched before. When I originally published this
With the BBC battling it out with American streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video (and losing on some fronts), some question the need for the mandatory TV Licence fee. In a surprising statement, Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan says she is open to the idea of turning the BBC into an optional subscription based service
Amidst growing competition from the US streaming giants, the BBC is planning a major revamp of BBC iPlayer – the biggest one since its launch in 2007. With an overhauled interface and human curation, iPlayer is set to become “The heart of everything the BBC does.” BBC iPlayer is facing hard times, with services like
BritBox, the upcoming joint streaming service from ITV and the BBC, is right around the corner, and this week we learn how and where it will be available to stream. Samsung TVs, FreeviewPlay devices, iOS and Android phones – are some of the devices that will support the new service. BritBox is a new streaming
Ofcom assessed whether the BBC and ITV’s upcoming pay-tv service might get an unfair advantage
The BBC director-general, Tony Hall, predicts “a second wave of disruption” to the TV industry – but believes BBC iPlayer can beat the American streaming giants
A new Ofcom report sheds some light on the streaming habits of Brits – and shows how regular pay-TV companies (Sky/Virgin Media/etc’) are losing the battle to streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Furthermore, broadcast channels such as BBC 1 and ITV are also losing viewers – a lot of them – in