BBC iPlayer viewers now need a TV licence to watch to catch up with their favourite shows

[CJB]

There is a large campaign at 38Degrees:

NOTES:
[1] The Times quote was on the front page of the paper yesterday. It
is also on the internet but it is behind a paywall:
The Times: BBC stars keep pay deals secret after government climbdown:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-stars-keep-pay-deals-secret-after-government-climbdown-qpk32dxmh
[2] The Telegraph: BBC in row with John Whittingdale over
‘top-slicing’ licence fee to fund kids TV:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/04/13/bbc-in-row-with-john-whittingdale-over-top-slicing-licence-fee-t/
When new plans were floated to cut funding, forcing the closure of
CBeebies, over 157,176 of us signed the petition against these plans:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-cbeebies
[3] Guardian: It lacks the glamour of saving Strictly – but the BBC’s
new board must be resisted:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/12/dont-let-strictly-climbdown-fool-you-bbc-isnt-safe
As soon as it came out that there were plans to fill the BBC board
with government cronies, 38 Degrees members leapt into action. Over
275,000 of us signed an emergency petition to keep the BBC
independent:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-bbc-hub
[4] Independent: BBC white paper: What the changes mean for you as a
viewer, at a glance:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-trust-abolished-and-replaced-with-board-of-governors-as-ofcom-confirmed-as-external-regulator-a7025646.html
Thousands of 38 Degrees members signed and shared petitions aimed at
protecting their favourite BBC shows from being forced out of the best
on-air time slots:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-bbc-hub
[5] The BBC license fee has been extended until at least 2028:
Telegraph: BBC Charter renewal: What you need to know about the
Government's white paper changes:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/12/bbc-charter-renewal-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-governments/
Over 350,000 38 Degrees members signed the massive petition calling on
the government to protect the BBC:
38 Degrees: Protect our BBC:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-BBC-petition-b
[6] Take a look at the 38 Degrees blog from July to see what we did
together as soon as we heard about the government’s plans:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-our-bbc-blog
[7] “ Mr. Whittingdale has taken a much harder line on the BBC than
has Mr. Cameron, who, along with his No. 2, George Osborne, the
chancellor of the Exchequer, calls the broadcaster a great national
institution, if one with flaws.”
New York Times: BBC Faces Turning Point in Mission as Pressures Bear Down:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/world/europe/bbc-british-broadcasting-corporation-charter.html
[8] Tens of thousands of us have chipped in for so many different
things to protect the BBC. Here’s just one example where 38 Degrees
members chipped in to expose Murdoch’s dodgy dealings:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/murdoch-donate-reached


On 13/05/2016, Majid Hussain <mhussaincov93 at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi there,
> just read this,
> http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/film-news/bbc-iplayer-viewers-now-need-11323249
> how will this effect get_iplayer?
> will it stop working or will it be okay?
> do we have any more info?
> Majid Hussain
>
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