Who needs to pay for TV licence?

IN THE age of Netflix, catch-up TV and on-demand viewing, the good old TV licence can feel like a leftover from another era and in many ways, it is.

- by Katie Elliott

First introduced in 1946 to fund the BBC, which was then the UK's sole broadcaster, the idea was to keep public service broadcasting free from adverts and political influence.

But nearly 80 years later, with endless news and entertainment options now available, many people are asking: Do I still need to pay for it?