The loophole enabling viewers to avoid the £145 fee by watching only catch-up TV could be shut, the BBC has said

Despite previously insisting most viewers still watch live TV and are thus bound to pay the annual £145.50 fee, the BBC's director general has hinted that a revised fee - capturing those households only watching on-demand services like iPlayer - is "worth considering". It follows growing concern that the BBC might lose money as households ditch traditional telly-viewing and instead watch programmes only on catch-up, after the broadcast. Catch-up TV can be viewed on smartphones, PCs, tablets and internet-enabled TV sets. Under the current rules, provided programmes are not watched live at all, the viewer doesn't need a licence, regardless of the device used.....Read more here