How does the UK TV license apply to non-BBC live TV??

[anonymous-user]

Forgive my ignorance but what is the German model? They still have a TV licence don't they?

[cuprabob]

Comstock said:

Forgive my ignorance but what is the German model?

Heidi Klum immediately springs to mind

[Halb]

Comstock said:

You need a licence to watch *any* live TV. Period.

Any tv period? Even the mesozoic?

[Halb]

tv licensing across the world...it's,popular
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence#T...

[Zirconia]

Comstock said:

Forgive my ignorance but what is the German model? They still have a TV licence don't they?

I believe it is a tax on the household no matter the usage.

[snuffy]

Halb said:

tv licensing across the world...it's,popular
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence#T...

As I recall, didn't the BBC have an ad that used to say "....because of the unique way the BBC is funded" ?

So not unique then.

However, that wiki link shows a lot of countries with a TV license but most in the table are shown as 0 euros - i.e. not a TV license. 20 countries I count. But that is still a fair few and the BBC does try to give them impression the UK is the only country that has one.