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TV Licensing
- / Get your must-have pass to live TV
Your licence to enjoy great TV
Watching live TV or BBC iPlayer on any device? You need a TV Licence.
There’s lots of great live TV for you to get stuck into with friends and family – all you need is a TV Licence. It covers you for all TV channels, pay TV services like Sky, and live TV on streaming services like Amazon Prime Video. As well as everything on BBC iPlayer. On any device.
Your TV Licence lets you 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, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Freely
Everything on BBC iPlayer*
This includes recording and downloading. On any device.
Doing any of the above? You need a TV Licence.
That way, you’ll be legally covered to enjoy all the magic of live TV. From watching epic sporting events to jaw-dropping reality shows or soaps. It will also cover you for everything on BBC iPlayer.
*A licence is not needed to watch S4C programmes on demand.