Updated: 11 August 2017
That depends where you are and what you’re doing.
Inside the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
You need to be covered by a TV licence to watch or record live TV programmes on any channel, or to download or watch Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú programmes on iPlayer.
This could be on any device, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder.
We share some of your personal data with TV Licensing, to check if you are using Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú iPlayer and to keep their database to up date.
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Outside those locations
You’ll need to check if your country has its own TV licensing scheme.
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