Netflix users warned over new change that could see them hit with £1,000 fine
Just when you thought you knew all there is to know about Netflix, it seems that another stipulation is slipped in for subscribers to worry about.
The password-sharing crackdown has already put a stop to lending your pal your login details and now, the streaming platform's venture into the world of live events is now set to upset the apple cart once again.
That's because it's created a bit of a grey area for Brits who are tuning into these real-time broadcasts.
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By this point in time, we're all well aware that you need a TV Licence if you are watching live television as it is aired - which goes for anything from live sports or ordinary shows on Sky Sports, to even Coronation Street as it airs on ITV1.
But if you are simply keeping up to date with your favourite shows on catch-up, you are in the clear and don't have to pay the £159 a year for one - unless you are watching on BBC iPlayer.
So, a lot of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video addicts have been happily living without a TV Licence - but that all might have to change if they want to watch the highly anticipated clash between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in June.
Netflix has slowly been expanding its offering with live broadcasts in recent months and has dipped their toe in the water with the likes of the Netflix Slam tennis match and The Roast of Tom Brady.
But its most popular live event so far is expected to be the boxing match between Tyson and Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Texas on 20 July, as millions of viewers are set to be watching from around the world.
However, the BBC have confirmed to LADbible that Brits who want to tune into the fight (or any other live Netflix event) will need a valid TV licence to do so - or else they will face some costly consequences.
Those who don't pay for one are committing a criminal offence and run the risk of being fined up to £1,000 as a result - which is a pretty high price to pay to watch Tyson and Paul go at it.
Last month, the BBC told LADbible that if you are intending to watch the YouTuber take on the boxing legend, you need to have a TV licence - but if you are just watching on demand, you're in the clear.
A spokesperson explained: "To clarify, you do not need a TV Licence to watch on-demand programmes on Netflix and other streaming services like it - only if you watch live content."
The same goes for YouTube, with BBC guidance saying: 'If you are watching a TV programme live on YouTube, you need to be covered by a TV Licence.
"A licence is not required to view user generated content, clips and videos on YouTube. This includes live streamed content that is not part of a television broadcast. Or being broadcast at the same time by other means."
Topics: Netflix, TV and Film, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, BBC, UK News
Olivia Burke