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I wonder exactly how the Humax boxes will handle this…
http://www.whathifi.com/news/all-bbc-iplayer-users-will-require-tv-licence-1st-september
I would assume that they will handle it in the same way as TV manufactures. It not their problem.
REPASSAC – 6 minutes ago »
I would assume that they will handle it in the same way as TV manufactures. It not their problem.
And what will that be? My post was not a slight at Humax. I am genuinely interested as to how it will be handled. For example, it would be a pain to have to key in your licence number every time you open iPlayer, and even this might not be possible on many TVs which support iPlayer. It looks to me to be a strategy with no tactics.
As RAPASSAC said it’s not a manufactures problem. I don’t think he took it as slight. Bare in mind that Humax boxes are used world wide so the BBC will have to sort it out. If they move the goal posts it is their problem. I guess you will now have to register an account with a valid license number before you can use the iPlayer. You would be better asking the BBC how they propose to manage it.
I suspect it is just an enforcement issue and they will continue as present. http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/
i.e. unlicensed houses in the UK will receive letters reminding them of the law. This will be backed up with random checks as present.
From reading up on this it appears it will be all devices e.g. mobile phones, tablets, PVRs etc. etc. the list appears endless, so yes I too was wondering how on earth this is going to be policed. Good to see the loophole finally being closed though.
That is going to be intersting. If a member of a house hold that has a TV license, for example a let room, uses a mobile device outside of that house things start to get grey. Policing such usage is at best vague. Especially if it is a let room where the room number is used as a part of the address. Infact, this is true as things stand now. There has never been a definitive explanation for such cases.
It is very easy to change file date information on storage devices. How far do you go when policing stored information and if a device is passwosmrd protected to protect sensitive information you soon get into a complex can of worms.
I am not so sure that loophole has closed. A family can have several devices each. How can the BBC hope to police this as they do know about all your devices.
I think the only way would be to introduce an account based system for individuals. Not that, that is without problems too.
And people baulk at my suggestion to move from a licence fee to an arm’s length general taxation method of funding.
gomezz – 18 hours ago »
And people baulk at my suggestion to move from a licence fee to an arm’s length general taxation method of funding.
To many people do not pay their taxes. What are your proposals to make sure the BBC receive their funding if we moved to this tyoe of revenue stream?
This is the problem. It depends on whether the BBC lock the iPlayer with a user name and password system. If they don’t then it’s all just going to be the same as things are now. The cost of implementing all this is going to be high. Because a licence attached to an address dosent work anymore. People might baulk at gomez but it is the cheaper to manage option.
Elmojo – 7 hours ago »
This is the problem. It depends on whether the BBC lock the iPlayer with a user name and password system. If they don’t then it’s all just going to be the same as things are now. The cost of implementing all this is going to be high. Because a licence attached to an address dosent work anymore. People might baulk at gomez but it is the cheaper to manage option.
But how would it work?
Faust – 1 day ago »
gomezz – 18 hours ago »
And people baulk at my suggestion to move from a licence fee to an arm’s length general taxation method of funding.
To many people do not pay their taxes. What are your proposals to make sure the BBC receive their funding if we moved to this tyoe of revenue stream?
Index linking it to MP’s pay?
Interesting! …
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/05/bbc-to-deploy-detection-vans-to-snoop-on-internet-users/
…and if my laptop/PC is connected by ethernet? Wi-fi off. I’m watching on my phone while sitting in a cafe with free wi-fi? Good luck with this one BBC.
A more realistic assessment…
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/06/bbc_detector_van_wi_fi_iplayer/
Here we go again another loss of privacy. If the BBC want to make this work then they will have to link up with the electorial register that is not acceptable.i have put my name on there under the understanding it will not be used against me.
Let’s face it the BBC could not manage a drink in brewery. They are wonderful at producing some great programmes. But they lack insight about profit. I wish I could say they suck. But they don’t they are the back bone of this troubled country. We need them now more than ever.
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