topic Re: Removing BBC channels in Sky Stream

Removing BBC channels

Diz2 — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:22:37 GMT

Hello, is there a way to remove BBC channels from my sky stream?

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The only reason I got sky was for the F1 anyway.

If not, can you please introduce this feature?

Thank you.

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Re: Removing BBC channels

Mister_Dalek — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:36:37 GMT

@Diz2 wrote:

Hello, is there a way to remove BBC channels from my sky stream?

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The only reason I got sky was for the F1 anyway.

If not, can you please introduce this feature?

Thank you.

Moderator note: Removed innapropriate remarks.

You should have subscribed to NOW TV instead. You can subscribe to just Sky Sports and won't get any BBC stuff.

Re: Removing BBC channels

Bill051 — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:36:30 GMT

Yes . Don't add the channels to your favourites.

Re: Removing BBC channels

Diz2 — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:41:58 GMT

This wouldn't negate me from having to pay a TV licence though. I don't want any physical access to any BBC channel at all.

Re: Removing BBC channels

Nigelb1972 — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:55:37 GMT

If you're watching linear tv of any kind, you need a tv licence by law. So even if you did delete all access to the BBC, you're still legally required to have a TV licence for watching live/linear broadcasts.

Live broadcasts being defined as not on-demand such as Netflix etc.

Linear being Pluto, ITV etc

Re: Removing BBC channels

Exiled-in-HH — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:09:19 GMT

Tell TV Licensing you do not watch any live broadcasts from any broadcaster🤔

Slip up and watch even 1 sec of a live broadcast from any broadcaster ... and your are liable to prosecution for TV Licence evasion😂

Re: Removing BBC channels

TimmyBGood — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:47:23 GMT

@Diz2 wrote:

This wouldn't negate me from having to pay a TV licence though. I don't want any physical access to any BBC channel at all.

As noted above, that's not how television licencing works.

A TV Licence is a legal permission to install or use television equipment to receive (i.e. watch or record) TV programmes, as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and to download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer. This applies regardless of whether you are watching a BBC service or another provider’s channel, which device you are using (TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet or any other), and how you receive them (terrestrial, satellite, cable, via the internet or in any other way).

The licence fee is not a subscription to watch BBC programmes but mandated by law. Under the Communications Act 2003, the BBC in its role as the licensing authority has a duty to issue TV Licences and collect the licence fee.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/foi-legal-framework