Now you'll have a month to catch up on BBC iPlayer

[Chris J Brady]

Viewers will be able to catch up on their favourite shows online a month after they are first broadcast on TV, the BBC announced yesterday.

Changes to the iPlayer service mean the current 'catch-up window' will be extended from the current seven days to 30 days.

However it also means the BBC will come under even more pressure to close the legal loophole which currently allows half a million households to avoid the licence fee by watching only catch-up TV.

Earlier this year, director general Tony Hall said he wanted to crack down on those who wait to watch on their tablets and computers for free.

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