70-724: BBC Motion Gallery is the footage licensing division of BBC Studios . It offers creative professionals access to a collection of stock footage with licensing worldwide. The organization originated in London as BBC Library Sales, a division of BBC Worldwide, in 1961. It opened an office in New York in 1993, and in 1994 opened offices in Toronto and Los Angeles. BBC Motion Gallery with 2004 has since opened additional offices in Hong Kong, Sydney, Mumbai, Tokyo and Paris. In January 2014 began
140-505: A certificate from an ophthalmologist. The concessionary TV licence covers TV use by the whole household. Those aged over 60 and in residential care homes (including nursing homes, public-sector sheltered housing and almshouses) qualify for Accommodation for Residential Care (ARC) licences for £7.50 a year. TV licence sales figures were quoted by the BBC to be 25.562 million in the year 2014–15, including 4.502 million concessionary licences for
210-480: A colour licence and £53.50 for a black and white TV licence. The BBC allows the following forms of payment of the licence fee: The payment methods mean that the licence fee is paid for either completely or partially in advance. Annual payments require complete payment in advance. For monthly direct debit, a new licence is paid off in 6 monthly instalments of just over £24 a month. Renewal licences are paid for in 12 monthly instalments starting 6 months before expiry of
280-555: A cost of around £800,000. There are schemes for elderly residents of the Channel Islands , but they vary in detail and eligibility. Licences are half price for the legally blind . To qualify for the concession, a blind or severely sight-impaired person must apply to the TV Licensing Blind Concession Group with proof of impairment, either a copy of the document of blind registration or
350-583: A discount to direct debit payers. In the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, over the counter services are provided by the Post Office rather than by PayPoint outlets. Between November 2000 and April 2018, TV licences were provided to people over the age of 75, through full funding by central government. This concession covered the whole household, so that even if just one member of the household
420-454: A free TV licence scheme was funded by the Isle of Man Department of Social Care . The BBC maintained the free licence scheme for all over 75s until 31 December 2020. From 1 January 2021, this was replaced by a scheme whereby the BBC funds free TV licences for the 500 over 75s in receipt of Income Support, and the Isle of Man Government is funding free TV licences for 2021 for the remaining 4,500 at
490-419: A further 30% to a new target of £1.5bn in the five years from 2022/2023. BBC Studios Ltd. as a production company was first registered on 27 February 2015. In September 2015, the BBC's general director Tony Hall announced a proposal to split the BBC's in-house production units for non-news television programming into a separate BBC Studios division, which would eventually, with BBC Trust approval as part of
560-471: A public entity. The proposal was described by The Guardian as being "one of the biggest changes to the BBC in its 93-year history". The proposal attracted criticism from independent studios, who felt that it would result in the formation of a "super-indie" that would unduly benefit from "guaranteed" programme commissions from the BBC. As part of the split, the BBC planned to tender its programmes, so that independent producers and BBC Studios could bid for
630-447: A stake in a variety of different production companies. BBC Records was a division of the BBC founded in 1967 to commercially exploit the corporation's output for radio and television for both educational and domestic use. In the 1990s licensing and marketing of the BBC's recorded output become the responsibility of BBC Worldwide (formerly BBC Enterprises) , and the corporation ceased
700-407: A strategic partnership with Getty Images . BBC Motion Gallery footage encompasses subjects including natural history, sport, news, locations, art, music, celebrities and historic events. Clips from the archive have appeared in several films, usually of a historical nature. Users are able to access over 125,000 BBC Motion Gallery clips online, or enlist a team of professional researchers to tap into
770-532: A television network co-owned by WarnerMedia). In February 2021, BBC Studios launched a new streaming brand in North America known as BBC Select , dedicated to factual content. On 22 February 2021, BBC Studios signed a first-look deal with Gobstopper Group. In March 2021, it was announced that the BBC Children's Productions and BBC Global News units would also be transferred into BBC Studios. With
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#1732772535087840-531: Is a British content company. It is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC that was formed in April 2018 through the merger of the BBC's commercial production arm and the BBC's commercial international distribution arm, BBC Worldwide . BBC Studios creates, develops, produces, distributes, broadcasts, finances and sells content around the world, returning around £ 200 million to the BBC annually in dividends and content investment. BBC Studios Productions brings together
910-415: Is a searchable, online database which catalogues over a million hours of BBC content dating back 60 years. BBC Archive includes detailed text descriptions of news items, television programmes and rare clips. Users can access BBC Archive via http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/bbcmotiongallery . All content is stored as text entries. BBC Studios is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of
980-510: Is a trademark of the BBC used under licence by companies contracted by the BBC that administer the television licensing system. Concerning the relationship of the BBC brand with the TV Licensing brand, the BBC's position is stated as: "The TV Licensing brand is separate from the BBC brand. No link between the two brands should be made in customer facing communications, in particular, use of the BBC name and logo". However, it also states that
1050-437: Is based in the BBC buildings at White City Place in London. The majority of TV licensing administration and enforcement activities are carried out under contract by private companies. The TV Licence Management Team oversees the performance of the contractors. The BBC pursues its licence fee collection and enforcement under the trading name TV Licensing , but contracts much of the task to commercial organisations. TV Licensing
1120-516: Is carried out by Akinika, which is a debt collection agency owned by Capita. Capita's TV Licensing headquarters is at India Mill, in Darwen, Lancashire. Capita employs a number of subcontractors for part of its TV Licensing operations – one important one being Computer Sciences Corporation which provides and modernises the required IT infrastructure. Since 2004, Capita has undertaken a proportion of TV licensing administration at locations outside of
1190-529: Is formally set by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by the use of statutory instruments . The relevant statutory instruments are the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 and amendments since that time such as the Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. As well as prescribing the fees, the regulations also define "television receiver" for
1260-546: Is joining from April 2021. BBC News and BBC Radio remain separate internal production divisions in the BBC, and the rest of the former BBC Television division (channels and genre commissioning, including BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer ) are part of the BBC Content division. The BBC Studios production division was formed in 2016 and launched as a commercial entity in 2017, enabling it to produce programming for other broadcasters and services to generate profit to return to
1330-458: Is normally valid for a maximum of 12 months. The period of its validity depends on the exact day of the month it is purchased; this is because TV licences always expire at the end of a calendar month. If a licence were to be obtained in September 2014, for example, it would expire on 31 August 2015. Thus the period of validity would vary between 11 and 12 months depending how early in the month it
1400-553: Is not paid solely for access to BBC services. A licence is required to receive ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, satellite, or cable". A briefing paper from the House of Commons Library described the licence fee as a hypothecated tax (i.e. one raised for a particular defined purpose). The TV Licence Management Team, which is part of the Finance and Business division of the BBC, oversees the TV Licensing system. The TV Licence Management Team
1470-547: Is permitted by the order to use surveillance equipment to detect unlicensed use of television receivers. As the public body responsible for issuing TV licences, licensing information held by the BBC and on the BBC's behalf by TV licensing contractors is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 . The BBC withholds some information on licence enforcement using exemptions under the Act; in particular, under section 31, which permits
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#17327725350871540-534: Is the instrument used to raise revenue to fund the BBC and S4C . Businesses, hospitals, schools and a range of other organisations are also required by law to hold television licences to watch and record live TV broadcasts. The licence, originally a radio licence, was introduced in November 1923 using powers under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904 , and cost 10 shillings per annum. The licence
1610-487: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The company has seven core businesses: Channels, TV Sales, Magazines, Content & Production, Home Entertainment, Global Brands and Digital Media. BBC Studios BBC Studios Limited
1680-423: The BBC and third-parties. It achieved 73 awards and 202 nominations in 2019/2020. BBC Studios represents formats and programmes made by hundreds of independent producers, as well as its own production teams and returned £176m to the independent sector in 2018/2019. The company is on track to meet its five-year target of returning £1.2bn to the BBC by 2021/2022. BBC Studios has committed to growing this total by
1750-419: The BBC announced that it planned to lay off 300 employees from the division seen as redundant. In December 2016, BBC Studios announced that it had reached an agreement with Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) in regards to the tendering plan, stating that it would tender at least 40% of the "in-house guarantee" within two years of approval of the transition. The BBC Trust subsequently approved
1820-446: The BBC if it runs its maximum 15 years from July 2012. The services carried out by Capita on behalf of the BBC include dealing with TV licence queries, processing TV licence applications and payments and the maintenance of the licence database. Enforcement tasks include visiting addresses, identifying people watching TV without a licence, taking statements, and achieving prosecutions of TV licence evaders. TV Licensing debt collection
1890-528: The BBC to supplement licence fee income. In exchange, the BBC agreed to place production of much of its non-news programmes to tender , allowing third-party independents to compete with BBC Studios on bids to produce them. The merger of BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide in 2018, brought the company in line with other major multinational studio conglomerates. BBC Studios Productions was the UK's most commissioned creator of new content in 2019, with 77 new commissions from
1960-747: The BBC's Natural History Unit to acquire exclusive subscription video-on-demand rights to its content worldwide (which would be incorporated into a forthcoming global streaming brand ), and co-fund a development team. Discovery had previously served as the Natural History's Unit U.S. partner until 2013. In August 2019, BBC Studios announced a long-term deal with WarnerMedia 's upcoming HBO Max for streaming rights to past seasons of top BBC programmes such as Doctor Who , The Honourable Woman , Luther , and Top Gear . In January 2020, it also sold second-window streaming rights to 14 series to CW Seed (a video on-demand platform operated by The CW ,
2030-463: The BBC's Finance and Business division. Although the money is raised for its own use and collected by the BBC itself, the BBC does not directly use the collected fees. The money received is first paid into the government's Consolidated Fund . It is subsequently included in the 'vote' for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in that year's Appropriation Act , and passed back to the BBC for
2100-502: The Coronavirus pandemic). It has been estimated that if full funding had been maintained, it would have contributed £745m to the BBC's 2020–21 budget. The BBC held a public consultation in November 2018 to decide whether the concession to the over-75s should continue after 2020 and, if so, in what form. The response to the BBC's questionnaire, 48% were in favour of retaining the existing concessionary system, 37% preferred reforming
2170-555: The TV Licensing database for the island (at the end of December 2011). This would suggest around 53% of Jersey addresses did not have a TV licence at the beginning of 2012. The comparable figures for Guernsey are 23,673 licences in force in January 2012 and 40,263 addresses on the database at the end of December 2011. Thus there were around 41% unlicensed properties in Guernsey at the beginning of 2012. When television broadcasts in
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2240-457: The TV Licensing system, replacing the Post Office (which had been renamed "Consignia" at this time). In January 2006 the Office of National Statistics classified the licence fee as a tax; previously it had been classified as a service charge. This was reversed in the 2016 charter renewal. From 2000 to 2009, the number of licences rose from 22.8 million to 24.9 million. The BBC Trust gave
2310-574: The UK and "has progressively increased the amount of work processed overseas each year". However, as of 2013, Capita has not set up any overseas call centres to carry out TV Licensing work and it would need the BBC's permission to do so in the future. Some of Capita's TV Licensing work is carried out in Mumbai, India but after reportage in Panorama about scammers from India, the Indian office of Capita
2380-566: The UK were resumed after a break due to the Second World War, it was decided to introduce a television licence fee to fund the service. When first introduced on 1 June 1946, the licence covering the monochrome-only single-channel BBC television service cost £2 (equivalent to £104.79 as of 2023). The licence was originally issued by the General Post Office (GPO), which was then the regulator of public communications within
2450-535: The UK, assuming the responsibility of licence fee collection and enforcement. Since this date, the BBC has been the statutory authority for issuing television licences (before April 1991, the statutory authority was the UK Home Office ), although the UK Government retains certain powers and responsibilities with regards to TV licences. In July 2002, the BBC awarded Capita the contract to manage
2520-471: The UK. The GPO also issued licences for home radio receivers powered by mains electricity as well as non removable vehicle mounted radios and was mandated by laws beginning with the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1904 , to administer the licensing system; however, the TV licence also covered radio reception. The BBC started regular colour TV broadcasts in the summer of 1967. On 1 January 1968, a "colour supplement" of £5
2590-508: The US, the BBC's second largest non-UK news market behind India. In June 2023, BBC Studios announced the acquisition of Scandinavian production company STV (not to be confused with Scotland's STV Group ). The Copenhagen-based company will be rebranded BBC Studios Nordic Productions. In October 2023, press reports confirmed that BBC Studios had reached a multi-million pound financial settlement to compensate Top Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff for
2660-493: The change, BBC Studios will handle international distribution and advertising sales for BBC World News , while the public service BBC News operation will assume editorial control of the channel. More recently, the studio had set up a development deal with EbonyLife Media, which was affiliated with Sony Pictures Television , headed by Mo Abudu . In August 2022, it was revealed that BBC Studios planned to launch an international newsletter business, initially focusing on Canada and
2730-465: The companies agreed to break apart their UKTV joint venture, with Discovery (which had acquired a stake in UKTV after its purchase of Scripps Networks Interactive ) acquiring the BBC's stake in UKTV's lifestyle channels, and BBC Studios likewise acquiring Discovery's stakes in UKTV's entertainment channels and the video on-demand service UKTV Play . In addition, Discovery announced a 10-year agreement with
2800-402: The concession and 17% preferred the option of abolition of the concession. The BBC discontinued the full concession, but continued to offer free licences on a means-tested basis; from August 2020, most over 75s were required to pay the full licence fee, but households where one person receives a pension credit benefit will continue to be eligible for a free licence. On the Isle of Man ,
2870-482: The creation of BBC Studios as a commercial subsidiary, with the process expected to be completed in April 2017. On 29 November 2017, the BBC announced that BBC Worldwide would be merged into BBC Studios effective 1 April 2018. The BBC stated that by handling both the production and sales of its programming within one unit, it would improve efficiency and be in line with the "global norms" of other major international media companies. Technically, BBC Ventures Group Ltd.
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2940-480: The direct release of recorded material, instead licensing its products to other companies. BBC Worldwide was merged into BBC Studios from 2018, which now licenses the use of the BBC logo on commercial recordings. BritBox is an over-the-top subscription video on-demand brand, which includes original programming commissioned or acquired by the company, and third-party content licensed from other UK channels such as BBC , ITV , Channel 4 and Channel 5 . The service
3010-411: The fee is decided following periodic negotiations between the UK Government and the BBC. Before 1988, increases in the licence fee happened at irregular intervals, sometimes a few years passing between changes. From 1988 to 2010, the licence fee was increased annually each April. Between April 2010 and April 2017 the licence fee remained constant at £145.50 per year. As of 1 April 2021, it costs £159 for
3080-538: The injuries he sustained in a car crash when filming a Top Gear episode in December 2022. In March 2024, BBC Studios had announced that they have acquired Melbourne-based Australian live-action production powerhouse company Werner Film Productions based and placed the acquired company under their Australian division BBC Studios Productions Australia expanding their operations in Australia. BBC Studios has built up
3150-462: The licence fee would rise with inflation for the first five years of the Charter period, from 1 April 2017. The number of licences issued peaked at 26.2m in 2018. As of 2022-2023, there were over 24m active TV licences. The TV licence fee is collected by the BBC and primarily used to fund the radio, television and online services of the BBC itself. Licence fee collection is the responsibility of
3220-470: The licence fee. The BBC is authorised by the Communications Act 2003 to collect and enforce the TV licence fee. Section 363 of the Act makes it against the law to install or use a television receiver to watch or record any television programmes as they are being broadcast without a TV licence. Section 365 of the same Act requires the payment of the TV licence fee to the BBC. The licence fee
3290-420: The licence in force i.e. starting 6 months before the renewal date. Quarterly payments made using direct debit carry an additional cost of £5.00 per year, or £1.25 a quarter, which is included in the licence fee total. This addition is described as "a small charge" in the generic letter issued by TV Licensing to those paying by direct debit, and on the TV Licensing website it is justified with: "By paying quarterly
3360-420: The majority of BBC Television 's former in-house production departments; Factual, Drama, Comedy (both combined as Scripted in the new division), Entertainment, and Music & Events. BBC Children's production is set to move into BBC Studios Productions from April 2022 to increase the potential of taking British children's content to the wider global market, along with BBC Three 's in-house production team, which
3430-406: The majority of your licence is paid for as you use it. This differs from our other instalment schemes, where at least half of the licence fee is collected in advance. As a result, quarterly payments incur a small premium of £1.25 per quarter which is included in your payment." Typically, direct debit schemes in the UK for major utilities or publicly provided services operate in a reverse way, granting
3500-498: The next revision to the BBC's charter, be spun-out as a for-profit subsidiary of the BBC. This proposal would allow the BBC's units to produce programmes for other broadcasters and digital outlets (which could be done in conjunction with its international distribution arm BBC Worldwide ) in addition to the BBC's publicly funded properties. As a for-profit company, BBC Studios would be allowed to pay higher wages to its executives and talent, and no longer face scrutiny over them as it did as
3570-480: The over 75s, which were paid for by the UK government. The equivalent figures for the year 2013–14 were 25.478 million total licences including 4.328 million licences for the over 75s. In 2014–15, the BBC estimated that there were 26.916 million licensable properties in the UK (defined as premises where live TV was being watched), indicating that if the BBC estimates are correct, around 95% of properties are correctly licensed. The total income generated from licence fees
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#17327725350873640-413: The previous expiry date. If a TV licence is no longer needed for an address, it is possible to cancel a licence and apply for a partial refund. The amount refunded will depend on the time left to the expiry date. Normally only full quarters (that is three consecutive calendar months) of unexpired licence period are refunded. The BBC may also revoke a licence under certain circumstances. The level of
3710-631: The purposes of the law. For people living in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, TV licensing law is extended to their areas by Orders in Council made by agreement with their own governments. As part of its enforcement regime, the BBC is authorised to carry out surveillance using powers defined by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (British Broadcasting Corporation) Order 2001. The BBC
3780-558: The repository of content stored offline. In addition to the BBC archive of rights-managed footage, BBC Motion Gallery offers a wide range of high-quality, royalty-free motion clips. The BBC Motion Gallery collection includes over 125,000 creative, editorial and archival clips, along with millions of hours of offline content. The premium content spans a wide range of subjects including news, sport, natural history, wildlife, locations, celebrities, history, culture, science and stock. Online clips are available to download in broadcast quality from
3850-450: The rights to produce its non-news programming, outside of top shows (such as Doctor Who ) assigned to BBC Studios. The re-organisation and formation of BBC Studios as a division of the BBC was completed in April 2016. In September 2016, the BBC announced that it would tender its non-news programmes over the next 11 years, beginning with programmes such as A Question of Sport , Holby City and Songs of Praise . In October 2016,
3920-400: The rules for internal communications and communications with suppliers are different: "the name BBC TV Licensing may also be used within department names or job titles for BBC employees". A major contractor is Capita . Capita is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the TV licence fee. It is expected that Capita will earn between £1.10bn and £1.55bn from its contract with
3990-521: The running of the BBC's own services (free from commercial advertisements ). The money also finances programming for S4C and the BBC World Service , and included the running costs of BBC Monitoring at Caversham until it was relocated to London and the property sold in May 2018. In 1991, the BBC assumed the role of TV licensing authority with responsibility for the collection and enforcement of
4060-638: The service with ITVX . Television licensing in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom and the British Islands , any household watching or recording television transmissions at the same time they are being broadcast is required by law to hold a television licence . This applies regardless of transmission method, including terrestrial , satellite , cable , or for BBC iPlayer internet streaming. The television licence
4130-440: The television, radio and online services of the BBC. The total income from licence fees was £3.83 billion in 2017–18, of which £655.3 million or 17.1% was provided by the government through concessions for those over the age of 75 (this subsidy has now been phased out). Thus, the licence fee made up the bulk (75.7%) of the BBC's total income of £5.0627 billion in 2017–2018. In May 2016, the government's white paper announced that
4200-556: The website 24/7, while rare and unique offline content can be accessed using the online BBC Broadcast Archive research tool or with assistance from the experienced team. BBC Motion Gallery is the exclusive global representative of the Scottish Professional Football League . In addition to footage licensing, BBC Motion Gallery produces and distributes short-form programmes for broadcast on television and across all new media platforms. The BBC Archive
4270-522: The withholding of information on crime prevention grounds and under section 43(2), which allows the BBC to retain information judged commercially sensitive. In January 2006, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) changed the classification of the licence fee from a service charge to a tax. Explaining the change, the ONS said: "in line with the definition of a tax, the licence fee is a compulsory payment which
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#17327725350874340-424: Was added to the existing £5 monochrome licence fee; the £10 colour fee was the equivalent of £219.06 in 2023. On 1 April 2019 it rose to £154.50 for colour TV and £52 for monochrome TV. The radio-only licence was abolished on 1 February 1971, when it was £1-5s-0d (£1.25 in decimal UK currency) or the equivalent of £27.38 at 2023 prices. On 1 April 1991, the BBC took over the administration of television licensing in
4410-421: Was announced by BBC Worldwide and ITV plc as a joint venture in 2016 and launched in 2017 in North America; the international service remains a joint venture of BBC Studios and ITV plc. A separately managed UK version of the service launched in 2019 but is now a fully owned subsidiary of ITV, after they announced in 2022 that they had bought out the BBC and its other partners with the intention of integrating
4480-401: Was bought. If an existing licence is renewed on time, the new licence will last the full 12 months. The BBC sometimes issues 'short dated' licences in situations when a licence is renewed after the expiry date of the previous licence. The BBC does this as it assumes that TV was being watched in the interim period between expiry and renewal. Short dated licences are set to expire 12 months after
4550-580: Was closed permanently. Marketing and printing services, including reminder letters and licence distribution, are carried out by Proximity London Limited. Media services are contracted to Havas Media . Other contractors involved in TV Licensing include PayPoint which provides over-the-counter services in the UK, and the post offices which provide the same services in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Also involved are: AMV BBDO which provides advertising services, and Fishburn Communications which carries out public relations. A TV licence, once issued,
4620-513: Was extended to televisions at a cost of £2 in June 1946. The radio part was abolished in February 1971. A television licence is also required to receive video on demand programme services provided by the BBC via its iPlayer service. Since 1 April 2024, the annual cost has been £169.50 for a colour licence and £57.00 for a black and white licence. Income from the licence is primarily used to fund
4690-493: Was named Firebird Pictures and signed an international distribution deal to distribute Firebird's programmes. Three years later in October 2022, BBC Studios announce that they had taken full control of independent drama production label Firebird Pictures by acquiring the remaining stake in the indie outfit and placed Firebird under their subsidiaries. In April 2019, BBC Studios announced various agreements with Discovery, Inc. ;
4760-538: Was over 75, then a free TV licence could be applied for to cover all the residents. Following a 2016 funding agreement between the Conservative government and the BBC, this funding was phased out between April 2018 and April 2020, after which time no further government funding was available for the scheme: Free TV licences based solely on age ended in August 2020 (previously planned to be June 2020 but extended as of
4830-494: Was renamed BBC Studios Group Ltd. on 3 April 2018, and then BBC Studios Ltd. 1 October 2018; also in October, the production company established in 2015 was renamed BBC Studios Productions Ltd., and so did BBC Worldwide Ltd. , which was renamed BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. In February 2019, BBC Studios had announced that they've taken a 25% minority stake in the new independent drama production company founded by former BBC executives Elizabeth Kilgarriff and Craig Holleworth which
4900-643: Was £3.8302 billion in 2017–18. The vast majority of TV licences are for colour TV. For example, there were 10,461 black and white TV licences in force on 31 August 2014, compared to 25,460,801 colour TV licences. The BBC has also stated that during the financial year 2013–14, a total of 41,483 blind concessionary (half-price) licences were issued in the UK of which 29 were blind concessionary black and white licences. In January 2012, there were 36,261 colour licences in force in Jersey as compared to 77,480 addresses (residential properties, businesses and other premises) on
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