RichieBeer
Junior Member
You need to be covered by a TV Licence to:
watch or record live TV programmes on any channel
download or watch any BBC programmes on iPlayer" live, catch up or on demand.
If you arent watching any of these then no need for a licence, dont see why you would need to block them unless worried about kids watching these channels. I have BBC iplayer already installed on my TV (cant uninstall) but never use it.
��ã147 a year! thats around 10 AG brews, or 230L of good beer. I know which I choose ;-)
Yes, the fact you have installed a Virgin media box means you are required by law to have a TV Licence. Even if you never watch BBC programmes, you need a licence to watch live or recorded programmes from any broadcaster.
from http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk
"A TV Licence is a legal permission to install or use television receiving equipment to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and to download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer. This could be on any device, including TVs, desktop computers, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, games consoles, digital boxes, DVD, Blu-ray and VHS recorders. This applies regardless of which television channels a person receives or how those channels are received. The licence fee is not a payment for BBC services (or any other television service), although licence fee revenue is used to fund the BBC."