Netflix fans ‘outraged’ over risk of being forced to pay BBC licence fee
Netflix fans ‘outraged’ over risk of being forced to pay BBC licence fee
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Netflix users are furious after it was revealed they could be charged the BBC licence fee under radical new measures being considered by the UK government. Currently, only households who watch live TV or BBC iPlayer pay the £169.50 annual fee which typically rises each year in line with inflation.
However, now ministers are debating whether to extend the fee to all streaming platform users to plug the BBC funding gap, according to Bloomberg. On social media, TV viewers expressed their discontent over the prospect of having to cough up more cash for streamers like Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus and Paramount.
On X, @NollyPreep raged: ‘This is outrageous!!! You may be forced to pay the BBC licence fee, even though you only watch streaming services like Netflix.’. Reddit user Dragodrake argued: ‘The license fee desperately needs to be reformed, but this would be the wrong direction to go.’.
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Seagulls51 argued: ‘I only want to watch TV a couple times a year so a TV license isn’t justifiable, but it would be good to be able to pay a small fee to be able to watch and support shows like Inside Number 9, which I doubt anyone but the BBC would or could make.
