TV licensing - and the BBC iPlayer - important changes in force today

The law changed today! 

All viewers who use the iPlayer to watch any BBC programmes must now be covered by a TV licence after new rules which have just come into force.

Until now, iPlayer users only needed a licence if they were using the service to watch live broadcasts, which meant that it was legal to watch programmes after broadcast on catch-up without paying the annual licence fee.

The requirement for a TV licence have now been extended to include catch-up, online premieres and online-only shows.

For more detail see http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/bbc-iplayer-and-the-tv-licence