BBC set to close iPlayer licence ‘loophole’ for on-demand content
May12
A whitepaper review of the BBC’s activities in the UK has led John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to say that the way in which the licence fee currently operates for on-demand content will have to be overhauled. Currently, to watch live TV shows via iPlayer requires an annual £145 TV licence but there’s no obligation for viewers to pay for a licence if they’re only watching on-demand content via the portal. Clearly, given the seeming impossibility to determine which users are only watching on-demand content, it’s a significant loophole, which is why Whittingdale says it needs closing. The…
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