With so many people switching to streaming devices, the BBC is worried that public broadcasters’ apps won’t be prominent enough without new legislation
The Minister for Media spoke about the problems with decriminalisation of the TV Licence fee – and why it can’t be revoked as long as people rely on Freeview
The BBC Director of Policy spoke about the importance of the TV Licence fee and how it compares to rival TV streaming services
Inspection visits and debt collection related to the TV Licence fee have been temporarily suspended, and new data regarding over-75 licences is revealed
The fee, which is used to fund the BBC, is going up again on April 1, 2021. Some don’t need to pay it – here’s what you need to know
A new report published by the BBC says that the bundle of services provided by the corporation, would cost £37/month if it weren’t for the TV Licence fee
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are reportedly in talks over a single streaming service that will finally combine content from all the broadcasters
Following an eight-week long consultation, the government finally published its response to the possible decriminalisation of TV licence fee evasion
With schools closed, customers of BT Mobile, EE and Plusnet Mobile will soon be able to use BBC Bitesize without any data charges
From Primary and Secondary school programmes on BBC iPlayer, curated lessons on YouTube and even PE workouts: Our guide for things your kids can stream for free
From the new streaming services like Disney+, to more channels on Freeview, cheaper sports on TV and much more – this has been a good year for TV in the UK
From the endless channel number changes on Freeview to TV price hikes and shows that come late to the UK – these are some of the things that annoyed us in 2020