BBC waives the licence fee for street parties watching the royal wedding

Good news for people planning on hosting viewing parties for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding—you won't have to pay a licence fee to screen it. 

The BBC announced it will be waiving its fee for communities screening the wedding live, so people hosting street parties and other events on the day won't need to worry about buying a licence. 

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In the UK, premises need to buy a TV licence in order to view or stream TV programmes on any device. But, the BBC sometimes issues a "dispensation" for broadcasts it deems to be "of national importance." In a statement, Pipa Doubtfire, the BBC's Head of Revenue Management, said the BBC considers the royal wedding to be such an occasion.  Read more...

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