Do I need a TV license because I have access to live tv?

[OnlyFabs]

Hi community 👋,

I'm hoping someone can help me out here with probably a common issue. I just signed up for a broadband package and then decided to go ahead with the TV package (Entertainment package)

I have access to EE TV but I don't intend on watching live TV, I purely watch Netflix, Now (Sky Channels that are not live, just general on demand content), Discovery+ and Apple TV+. 

I've been trying to figure out if I need a license and have come to the conclusion I dont need one based on the questionnaire.

I know it says if you watch live tv you need a license but where does having a TV package fall in my case? Obviously I have access to live TV but I dont actually watch it. I have no problem paying for a license but I think I don't need to because I don't watch live TV right?

[Midnight_Voice]

@Tractor555 

@XRaySpeX 

And broadcast TV doesn’t come from stations; it comes from transmitters. Which other services, like Sky channels live from Now, don’t; they come over the internet, as indeed do Freeview channels supplied over the internet by EETV.

I have a strong suspicion that whatever the wording of the TV licence is, these won’t be loopholes that people can exploit 😛

[XRaySpeX]

Broadcast means carried by radio waves, OTA. But even so if they come over the Net at the same time as they are broadcast OTA that counts as Live TV for which you need a TV License.

[Tractor555]

https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/do-i-need-a-tv-licence-twitch-youtube-live/ good article on the topic

[LIVEANIMALS]

This is what I know if there is a TV program that is on at 4 pm and for example you are not yet home from work at 4 pm and you watched that program later on let’s say 7 pm on ITVX then you do not need a license to watch that as many times as you want
which means as a safety net if you want to watch a TV programme wait until it’s finished live broadcasting and then watch it on ITVX or Netflix or YouTube or Prime Video or anything like that one hour later

[LIVEANIMALS]

Carrying on from that however if you click on the live programs at any time on ITV X or Prime Video such as sport or anything like that then you do need a license to watch the sport as it’s considered live at that time,

but you can watch the replay any time on these on demand apps after the live event is finished and not need a license

[XRaySpeX]

Yes, @LIVEANIMALS , as I already said, if they come over the Net at the same time as they are broadcast OTA that counts as Live TV for which you need a TV License.

[Deano1711]

What i dont really get is why are you paying for a subscriotion from eetv just to stream apps ? All you need is a firestick or android box or even just your smart tv. It just seems an expensive way to watch apps and now tv.

Maybe its just me