TV Licensing

A hospitality area is any premise, other than a hotel, that provides rooms, corporate boxes or other similar places (units) for guests’ entertainment at an event - e.g. a restaurant, pub, sports bar or sports stadium, club or ground.

The cost of your licence will be based on the number of units where TV receiving equipment is installed or used.

Your TV Licence lets your staff or customers enjoy a huge range of TV. It covers you for:

• All TV channels, like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, U&Dave and international channels
• Pay TV services, like Sky, Virgin Media and EE TV
• Live TV on streaming services, like YouTube and Amazon Prime Video
• Everything on BBC iPlayer.

This includes recording and downloading. On any device.

How much is a TV Licence for a hospitality venue?

To cover up to 15 units

You'll only need to pay one fee of £169.50

To cover more than 15 units

You'll pay one fee for the first 15 units and an additional fee of £169.50 for every extra 5 units (or fewer).

Apply for a hospitality TV Licence

Please print and complete an application form, and then return to us at the address below:

Hospitality application form (PDF 502 Kb - opens in a new window)

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TV Licensing
Payments and Commercial Licensing
Darlington
DL98 1TL.

How to pay

You can pay for your hospitality TV Licence by BACS transfer or cheque. You must pay the licence fee in full.

Pay by BACS transfer

TV Licensing's account details:

Bank: National Westminster

Sort code: 60-80-09

Account number: 30287545

Reference: Your reference number*

*If you're an existing customer, your nine digit reference number can be found on any correspondence from us. If you are a new customer, please quote your establishment name on the BACS payment.

Pay by cheque

Make this payable to 'TV Licensing' and send it, along with your completed application form, to:

TV Licensing
Payments and Commercial Licensing
Darlington
DL98 1TL

Can pubs use streaming services like Now TV, Netflix and more?

Hospitality venues need a TV Licence to watch all TV channels, pay TV services like Sky, and live TV on streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Netflix and Freely. As well as everything on BBC iPlayer.

Pubs, and other hospitality venues, do not need a TV Licence to watch on demand programmes on any streaming services, except from BBC iPlayer.