Watching Live Tv At Work

[legal girl]

My friend says she watches Wimbledon live on her work PC. Is this covered by the TV licence she has for her home TV or do the employers need a TV licence to cover this?

[dannyk13]

Tv licences are issued to premises not individuals

[ubasses]

The premises have to have a TV Licence, then she has to have the permission of her employer to watch on her own device.

[legal girl]

That's what I thought.....!

[craft1948]

I thought that if you went self-catering on holiday you needed to take your TV licence with you...

[Buenchico]

A TV licence does cover live TV reception while 'on the move', so its application isn't restricted solely to the holder's home address. (e.g. if you can get a good enough wi-fi signal on a train to watch live TV, the train doesn't need a licence!)

However if the laptop is plugged into the mains at work then legally it has been 'installed' on those premises and a licence (relating to those premises) is then required.