Amazon announced this week it will offer live television channels for the first time in Europe and the UK, but Prime Video subscribers will need to be covered by a TV License before gaining access to channels that include Discovery, Eurosport, and ITV. Basically, an extra subscription fee will be tacked on if you are a Brit who isn’t properly licensed yet. Over the pond, a TV License costing $188 is required for watching or recording live TV, either through your TV or live online through a website.



…the TV Licensing agency is reminding people that as Amazon UK rolls out its new Channel add-ons with live TV, it means that viewers are again responsible for paying the fee. Amazon’s packages include channels like Eurosport, ITV Hub+ and Discovery, so as TV Licensing spokesperson Jason Hill explains “If you watch or record live TV, either through your TV or live online through a website, then you need to be covered by a TV License…around 94 per cent of people are correctly licensed so are already covered to watch live TV online.” Currently, an annual color TV License costs £147.

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