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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
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
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.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
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.
Get the right permissions to show a film or TV show in public.
Young people are set to benefit from TV and film industry support for the Government’s Youth Guarantee.
Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas
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.
Data showing revenues for the commercial TV sector in the UK
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