The UK is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the BBC license fee, as part of plans to modernize the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.

The Government is considering extending the TV licence fee to streaming services, as it looks for new ways to fund the BBC after 2027. But would you be happy to pay-up even if you never watch it?

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.

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Viewers of streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ could soon be required to pay the licence fee even if they don't tune into BBC channels. These proposals are part of government efforts to update the licence fee system for the digital era.

In a move to modernise the licence fee for the streaming age, the government is considering changes that could see people pay to watch streaming services.

The UK government is considering overhauling the BBC licence fee, especially with streaming on the rise, as part of a bigger plan to secure the broadcaster’s future. With more people flocking to streaming,