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You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
Data showing revenues for the commercial TV sector in the UK
TPC - Television Production Company Manual
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer
Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas
Channel 4 (C4) is public service broadcaster and works across television, film and digital media. In addition to the main Channel 4 service, its portfolio includes E4, More4, Film4 and 4Music, as well as online activities that includes channel4.com, Channel...
You need a licence to use copyright music in TV programmes
The CMA is investigating suspected breaches of competition law in relation to the purchase of freelance services and the employment of staff supporting the production, creation and/or broadcasting of television content in the UK, excluding sport content.
Data showing number of hours broadcast by PSB channels
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