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Television licence

A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is a payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts or the possession of a television set. In some countries, a licence is also required to own a radio or receive radio broadcasts. In such countries, some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence fees.…

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Television licences in Europe

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Countries where the TV licence has been abolished

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Countries that have never had a television or broadcasting licence

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Television licences in Asia

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Television licensing by country

Television licences in Europe

Television licences in Africa

Television licences in Asia

Countries where the TV licence has been abolished

Countries that have never had a television or broadcasting licence

Detection of television licence evasion

Opinions of television licensing systems

TV licensing authorities

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Television licence

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Television licence

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related to United Kingdom · 28
Television licence → April, As, BBC, BBC Alba Gaelic-language, BBC Arabic Television, BBC Studios, BBC World Service, BBC-branded, Commonwealth Office, England, Foreign, Internet, Isle, Licence As, Man, MG Alba, Money, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Scottish Government
related to Sweden · 25
Television licence → Although, It, January, Kiruna, On, One, Originally, Previously, Radiotjänst, Skatteverket, SR, Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television, Sveriges Utbildningsradio, SVT, Sweden, Swedish, Swedish Tax Agency, Television, The
related to TV licensing authorities · 24
Television licence → April, Archived, Austria, Beitragsservice, Broadcasting Fee Association, Denmark, European Audiovisual ObservatoryBillag, Finland, Germany, Licenskontoret, ORF-GIS, Pakistan, PEMRA, Radiotjänst, Serafe, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, TV, TV Licences
related to Ireland · 19
Television licence → An Post, As, Broadcasting Authority, Five, From, Ireland, Ireland's, RTÉ, RTÉ Aertel, RTÉ's, Some RTÉ, Sound, TG4, TG4's, The, The Irish, The RTÉ Transmission Network, TV, Vision Scheme
related to Detection of television licence evasion · 18
Television licence → An, BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation, Detection, Freedom, ICO, In, Information Act, Information Commissioner's Office, Investigatory Powers, Investigatory Powers Act, Order, Regulation, RIPA, Television, The BBC, TV Licensing, United Kingdom
related to Israel · 17
Television licence → BBC, Both, European, Every, IBA, Israel, Israel Broadcasting Authority, Israeli Broadcasting Authority, Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, Its, Licence, May, Public, Since, The, The Israel Broadcasting Authority, Their
related to New Zealand · 14
Television licence → Broadcasting Commission, Culture, From, Heritage, July, Licence, Ministry, New Zealand, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, NZ, NZ On Air, Television, The, This
related to Australia · 11
Television licence → ABC, All, Australia, Australian Broadcasting Commission, In, Radio, September, Since, Television, Whitlam, With
related to history · 11
Television licence → BBC, In, Japan, Other, Radio, Some, The United Kingdom, Today, TV, United Kingdom, With
related to India · 11
Television licence → AIR, Akashvani, All India Radio, Doordarshan, Government, In, India, INR, Television, The, Wireless Licence Book

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licence television fee radio per public broadcasting advertising government funded fees broadcasters tv cent commercial tax abolished paid funding broadcaster

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
a co-payment with electricity billinginstance ofsome countries chose to fund public broadcasters directly from taxation or via methods0.80text
post officesinstance ofoutlets0.80text
banksinstance ofoutlets0.80text
tobacconistsinstance ofoutlets0.80text
the five GIS Service Centres where people can registerinstance ofoutlets0.80text
field service customer consultants visiting households not yet registered.In 2007 the total licensing income wasinstance ofoutlets0.80text
Arbeitslosengeld II or student loansinstance ofonly recipients of certain social benefits0.80text
grants are exempt from the licence feeinstance ofonly recipients of certain social benefits0.80text
hotelsinstance ofCommercial venues0.80text
bars also had their fees paid between 2002instance ofCommercial venues0.80text
2007instance ofCommercial venues0.80text
but since then they have required a payment per television set.Hong KongHong Kong previously had a radioinstance ofCommercial venues0.80text

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