TV Licence: Extension to cover On-Demand Programme Services (ODPS)

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A decision made 3 May 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2016-0060

Decision Summary Title: :	Extension of TV Licence to cover BBC ODPS		Date of Decision Summary:	03 May 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Projects and Policy Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title: :	Extension of TV Licence to cover BBC ODPS		Date of Written Report:	03 May 2016
Written Report Author:	Projects and Policy Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt - 35 Formulation and development of policies
Subject: Decision to extend the TV Licence in Jersey to cover On-Demand Programme Services
Decision(s): The Assistant Chief Minister agrees to the principle of extending to Jersey a UK Statutory Instrument (SI) that will close the ‘iPlayer Loophole’ by extending the TV Licence to cover BBC On-Demand Programme Services (ODPS).
Reason(s) for Decision: The purpose of extending this SI is to ensure that Jersey, in line with the UK, closes a loophole in its legislation whereby consumers can currently watch BBC content on-demand (i.e. online and not live) without paying the licence fee. This decision acknowledges the fact that new technologies are changing the way that people view content.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: Law Officers’ Department to agree final wording of the SI with the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Once agreed, Law Officers’ Department to liaise as necessary with Ministry of Justice to ensure that the regulations (once made) are duly forwarded through the official channel for registration by the Royal Court. Chief Minister’s Department to return the signed Ministerial Decision to the States Greffe.
Signature: Philip Ozouf		Position: Assistant Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: