
New BBC Boss Is Against A Subscription-Style TV Licence Fee
Tim Davie gave his first speech as the BBC director-general, where he spoke about his future plans for the broadcaster, amidst calls to abolish the licence fee
Tim Davie gave his first speech as the BBC director-general, where he spoke about his future plans for the broadcaster, amidst calls to abolish the licence fee
Lord Tony Hall, the outgoing BBC Director-General, dropped a TV licence fee bomb, saying it could turn into a mandatory household bill
The ongoing UltraHD (4K) trial on BBC iPlayer is back, after being removed during the lockdown, with three popular programmes. Here’s how to watch it
More than 200,000 TV and radio programmes are now available to search – and then stream – thanks to a new BBC tool, “The Programme Explorer”
23 Films from Hollywood’s golden age, such as “Citizen Kane” and “Top Hat”, are now available to stream on BBC iPlayer
Thanks to a new deal between BBC and PACT, more shows on BBC iPlayer will be able to stay on the service for 12 months and potentially longer
“Dracula”, “Taboo” and several other successful box sets are coming back to BBC iPlayer, amidst the service seeing a surge in popularity
The BBC announced that the plans to make Over-75s pay the TV licence fee have been delayed – but only for a short time
With the ongoing review of the TV Licence fee, a new idea suggests a “tiered access” model, making the BBC similar to subscription services like Netflix
The BBC licence fee, which is is set by the government, is set to increase this coming April
2019 was a record-breaking year for BBC iPlayer with more than 4 billion requests. Which shows dominated the service last year?
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