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by TedDoesntTalk 1777 days ago
You are supposed to but a TV license if you watch YouTube or Amazon Prime Video???
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> You are supposed to but a TV license if you watch YouTube or Amazon Prime Video???

This is not about those platforms in general; it is about the likes of BBC iPlayer app on those platforms. Only the latter require a TV licence.

It is my understanding that, for example, watching BBC programmes on BritBox (a subscription-based streaming service from BBC and ITV) does not require a TV licence. [1]

[1] https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/tv-licence-in-the-uk-do-i-need...

Specifically if you watch live broadcasts on YouTube or Amazon Prime (in the case of Prime, I believe that's mainly sports events).

Watching regular YouTube videos or movies/shows on Prime does not require a TV license.