A sky platform with no live tv, or i shall have to cancel sky when I cancel my tv license

[sockdog]

I shall shortley have to cancel sky as I refuse to pay the TV tax.  I never watch live TV so why can't sky offer a platform with no live tv, so that I can be Tv license compliant.  I use on demand, catchup and movies, but sky will lose considerable revenue, unless it addresses this issue.

[Annie+UK]

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@sockdog wrote:

I shall shortley have to cancel sky as I refuse to pay the TV tax.  I never watch live TV so why can't sky offer a platform with no live tv, so that I can be Tv license compliant.  I use on demand, catchup and movies, but sky will lose considerable revenue, unless it addresses this issue.

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You should be able to use Sky's non-live TV as this is within the rules of not requiring a TV license

If you only download and don't record from or watch live broadcasts or BBC iPlayer content, you should be OK, but proving you don't watch/record live is another matter 😞

[nigea99]

Whilst SKY has a large section of material that is not live,  it is primarily the provider of satellite broadcast channels (which are all  'live' channels)

It is thus not in it's current interest to provide a service without them . Who knows may be sometime  in the future it will but unlikely for the foreseeable future

Whilst SKY may loose you and others with similar thoughts re the licence fee, in reality it is likely to be  an extremely tiny percentage of it's subscriber base and would not actually  lead to a considerable loss of revenue

[thedrookitdug]

Now TV (a sky product) probably suits what you're looking for. Streaming box with access to all sky on demand material and more but without the live TV or recording part.

[nolte]

I would say the ideas section would be appropriate to post in

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q-Ideas/idb-p/skyqideas

[Annie+UK]

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@thedrookitdug wrote:

Now TV (a sky product) probably suits what you're looking for. Streaming box with access to all sky on demand material and more but without the live TV or recording part.

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Now TV still provides Live TV

[TimmyBGood]

@sockdog 

Sky aren't going to touch the license fee debate with the proverbial barge pole.  Anyway, it's not a licence for possession of equipment, but for use to consume licenceable content.

@thedrookitdug 

No, NowTV still both streams 'live' and has iPlayer, so couldn't by itself provide a defence.

[Chrisee]

The capability to receive live TV is not proof of watching. This guide seems pretty accurate https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/broadband-and-tv/tv-licence/.

It is up to the enforcement team to prove you are watching live TV which is pretty difficult as you do not normally have to allow them to enter your home unless they have a warrant but they can say they saw through a window. iPlayer is a bit easier for them though as you have to sign in and say you have a licence and potentially they can match IP addresses but not sure they ever do.

Most enforcement is by bluff and bullying which is perhaps why women get summonsed more frequently than men as any adult in the household can be summonsed as the offence is watching in premises without a licence.

@sockdog the difference is Sky TV is live TV service with downloads added on while Now TV is a streaming service with the ability to watch live channels. Having a satellite dish on your home does make the argument a tad more complex. Depends on your and your family's resolve when Capita come knocking. 😀

[Rhonny]

@sockdog

So if there was a major news story, you'd not watch it? You don't watch anything live on YouTube? No live Amazon football?

sky will lose considerable revenue, unless it addresses this issue.

What, one subscriber cancelling? Just how much do you pay them per month?! You're funny.