Here's When You Need A TV Licence If You Mostly Stream Shows

I remember being baffled as a ’00s kid when, in an attempt to gain some playground kudos, a friend’s mum bragged about not having a TV.

Thankfully, I don’t think such a show of supposed piety would stand now ― not just because, in a time of imposed penny-pinching, fewer of us take pride in self-flagellating feats, but also because many of us don’t watch telly on, or for, the telly.

Last year, Ofcom reported that less than half of young people tuned into live TV. Broadcast is still...