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The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcaster. Its main responsibility is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. BBC is a public corporation of the Department for Culture,...
The annual cost of a TV licence will rise to £180 from 1 April 2026, as required by the 2022 Licence Fee Settlement, in line with inflation.
Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas
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
Guidance for Satellite broadcasters transmitting copyright works into the UK and from the UK to EEA states.
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Customers must no longer access programmes via EU satellite broadcasting services to avoid a charge for a UK service.
Compliance with a range of quotas including originations, independent productions, news, current affairs, made out of London productions and regional output
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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