As the summer festival season gets under way this weekend, thousands will brave the vagaries of the British climate in a bid to catch a glimpse of their favourite band on a distant outdoor stage. For those who prefer their creature comforts, watching a summer of amazing live music festivals on TV may be the answer – as long as they are covered by a TV Licence.
Whether it’s football, tennis, athletics, or cycling, sports fans around the UK are all set to enjoy a summer of sport playing out live on their TVs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. So TV Licensing is asking businesses and business owners to make sure they are correctly licensed ahead of a massive summer of televised sport and providing a helpful Workplace Viewing Guide to clarify how staff or customers can watch live TV at work and be correctly licensed.
As the summer draws closer and students across the UK prepare for their end-of-year exams, TV Licensing is reminding those moving home for the summer they may be able to claim a refund, worth £36.67, on their licence.
Ahead of one of the biggest live TV events in the European music calendar, the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, TV Licensing is reminding anyone planning a Eurovision party to make sure they are correctly licensed before their guests arrive.
Anybody who is severely sight-impaired (blind), or lives with someone who is, should make sure they are claiming their 50 per cent reduction in the cost of their annual TV Licence, said TV Licensing today.
Dubbed 'Generation i' by some because of having so much tech at their fingertips and thousands of hours of TV available through on-demand services, an astonishing 89 per cent of children's viewing time is still devoted to live TV programming, says TV Licensing's TeleScope 2014 report.
Some 14 million households are part of a UK-wide initiative by TV Licensing to deliver better value for the Licence Fee payer, by reducing the number of paper TV Licences issued.
Businesses and business owners should make sure they are correctly licensed for TV as viewing figures indicate employees are watching live television while at work.
With the 2014 RBS 6 Nations championship kicking off on Saturday 1 February, TV Licensing is reminding pubs and clubs across the home nations to make sure they are correctly covered by a TV Licence.