what can i watch on sky when i cancel my tv license ?

[neil+the+jaws+fan]

Hi, stopping the tv license within next month, not worth the money. I know bbc and the likes are a no no, i know you cant watch it either on sky (what a con) Can we watch the other channels like really , gold, dave, or the programmes that start with sky, i.e. skyhistory and the likes without a license ??. i have tried and tried looking, but very vague online. i know all the bbc will be stopped, i take it ch4 , itv are also not allowed ?

thanks in advance

[nigea99]

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@neil+the+jaws+fan wrote:

Hi, stopping the tv license within next month, not worth the money. I know bbc and the likes are a no no, i know you cant watch it either on sky (what a con) Can we watch the other channels like really , gold, dave, or the programmes that start with sky, i.e. skyhistory and the likes without a license ??. i have tried and tried looking, but very vague online. i know all the bbc will be stopped, i take it ch4 , itv are also not allowed ?

thanks in advance

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hi @neil+the+jaws+fan 

you cannot watch any Satellite channels which are deemed as live TV

you can only watch downloads from non BBC channels & use the Streaming Apps 

[Padam_Padam]

@neil+the+jaws+fan 

Without a TV licence you are breaking the law if you:

• watch TV channels, like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Dave and international channels
• watch TV on pay TV services, like Sky, Virgin Media and BT
• watch live TV on streaming services, like YouTube and Amazon Prime Video
• use BBC iPlayer*

This includes recording and downloading. On any device.

*A licence is not needed to watch S4C programmes on demand.

You could be prosecuted if we find that you have been watching, recording or downloading programmes illegally. The maximum penalty is a £1,000* fine plus any legal costs and/or compensation you may be ordered to pay.

*The maximum fine is £2,000 in Guernsey.

A standard TV Licence costs £159 and a black and white licence costs £53.50.

[TimmyBGood]

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@neil+the+jaws+fan wrote:

 i know all the bbc will be stopped, i take it ch4 , itv are also not allowed ?

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Unlicenced use isn't 'stopped': it becomes non-legal. 

Sky has no visibility of  address licencing, and a Sky television platform will deliver a full range of services whether or not these can be legally consumed there: it's the responsibility of the potential viewer(s) to act accordingly.

[neil+the+jaws+fan]

even the sky channels i mentioned like dave etc ??  how is a bbc license linked with those ??

[PandJ2020]

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@neil+the+jaws+fan wrote:

even the sky channels i mentioned like dave etc ??  how is a bbc license linked with those ??

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Yes.

It's a TV licence and not a BBC licence.

[TimmyBGood]

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@neil+the+jaws+fan wrote:

even the sky channels i mentioned like dave etc ??  how is a bbc license linked with those ??

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The current legal interpretation is that a TV Licence permits the viewing of any television content or recording of that content 'as it is being broadcast' on any platform (i.e. 'live' or 'nearly live' through a dish, via an aerial or online)

Remember that the underlying law is now two decades old and so largely pre-dates multichannel television, satellite, downloading and streaming: it's essentially the continuation of a century-old bodge to fund the British Broadcasting Corporation as a national entity without using direct taxation (and consequent direct government control)

The BBC is authorised by the Communications Act 2003  to collect and enforce the TV licence fee. Section 363 of the act makes it against the law to install or use a television receiver to watch or record any television programmes as they are being broadcast without a TV licence. Section 365 of the same act requires the payment of the TV licence fee to the BBC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom 

[Paulcfc19]

I would love to get Sky Tv but I will not pay the BBC lefty horrible organisation my hard earned money. We are the only country in the world where you have to pay to watch any live TV, It's absolutely shocking 

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To watch Sky, we should be able to watch it without having a TV licence  

So I go without because I will never pay money to the BBC. 

Moderator note: Removed politial comment.

[PandJ2020]

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@Paulcfc19 wrote:

To watch Sky, we should be able to watch it without having a TV licence  

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Many agree but we are tied to the law as it stands.

[monkey339]

I'm sure sky could provide a service with an option for people to disable live broadcasting, especially on Streaming Pucks etc.

I'm another person who refuses to fund the BBC & a lot of people I know are starting to feel the same way so an option to subscribe to sky without any live broadcasts really should be looked into.

For now the only option is to stay away from Sky all together for the sake of some included crapy live TV channels that I'd personally never even watch because simply having the capability to watch live TV is enough for the parasites to get you.

[neil+the+jaws+fan]

sky is as bad, its garbage. sick of the same films, shows just on rotation. Some films are on every weekend. Or sone crappy 80s comedy just back to back

[NickNewark]

As long as you are no longer in a contracted period, you can give 31 days notice to Sky TV. 

[Daniel0210]

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@neil+the+jaws+fan wrote:

sky is as bad, its garbage. sick of the same films, shows just on rotation. Some films are on every weekend. Or sone crappy 80s comedy just back to back

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@neil+the+jaws+fan 

If you cancelled your TV licence a year ago presumably you don't subscribe any longer. 

[TimmyBGood]

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@monkey339 wrote:

I'm sure sky could provide a service with an option for people to disable live broadcasting, especially on Streaming Pucks etc.

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As a regulated EPG provider, Sky is obliged to give 'due prominence' to the five PSB channels, with the BBC most prominent.  That's UK law and effectively has been for nearly a century: this is a political decision because every government since then has decreed that having a national non-commercial station funded by the general population (first radio, then television) is a 'a good thing'

[TimmyBGood]

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@monkey339 wrote:

 simply having the capability to watch live TV is enough for the parasites to get you.

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Strictly speaking, no, because pretty much every computer, phone and tablet has that capability.  It's the act of viewing which is licenceable, not the possession of hardware.