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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
A report from Revealing Reality considering the future of TV distribution and the barriers, motivations, and preferences of TV viewers.
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
Sets out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by the Media Act 2024.
The Future of TV Distribution stakeholder forum will serve as an opportunity for the government, Ofcom and stakeholders to engage in a coordinated and collective structure.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) licensed and regulated commercial television services in the United Kingdom (except S4C in Wales) between 1 January 1991 and 28 December 2003.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
A report prepared by the University of Exeter with the University of Leeds, MTM, 3 Reasons and Real Wireless.
Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom works with the Department for Science,...
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