Look around your office. A screen is probably within a few steps of you right now.
The screens you walk past every day
Screens have multiplied across workplaces over the years. The staff room has daytime telly on in the corner, and a display in the client lounge loops quietly through highlights. You signed up for the subscriptions, plugged in the TVs, and moved on. Now your employees stream TV and film on their devices at work without a second thought.
Here’s the bit that catches people out. Almost all of that content needs a licence, whether it’s streamed on a device or shown on a screen in your office. Because those screens have become part of the furniture, their paperwork slips off the radar, and that’s where the risk hides. You’re far from alone if this is news to you; plenty of well-run organisations don’t know this licence exists.
Why this keeps landing on legal and compliance desks
Showing film or TV at work counts as a public performance under UK copyright law, and a public performance needs permission. Your home TV Licence and your streaming subscriptions don’t stretch to cover it, because this is a commercial setting, not a living room. Rightsholders need to be paid when businesses use film and TV, and damages for unlicensed use have no upper limit. A criminal fine is possible in some cases. The numbers alone give people pause.
Most businesses are built on running things well, so a quiet, unmanaged risk in your own building is an odd blind spot to carry. It’s not the risk that catches organisations out. It’s the moment it surfaces, usually during an audit or a claim.
The part most people miss
Once your licensing is sorted, your screens can start doing real work for the business. Peace of mind is a start. A favourite programme lifts the mood in a busy office. Your screens also shape how the office feels to visitors, and clients waiting in reception settle in more easily when there’s something good to watch.
Licensed content lets you offer all of this without a nagging worry in the back of your mind. Good licensing fades into the background: your people enjoy the screens, and you know you’re covered.
Come and see how simple this can be
We’re running a free webinar for people who face exactly this challenge. It’s built for the compliance and operations teams who keep businesses running smoothly. In under an hour, we’ll show you:
- Where the risk hides, and how to clear it for good.
- How one simple licence can cover every screen across all of your sites.
- How other businesses have handled the very same worry.
There will be plenty of time for your questions at the end. You’ll leave knowing exactly where your business stands and what to do next. Most people find the whole thing far less daunting than they feared. Spaces are limited, so reserve your place while you still can.
Date and time: 16th September 2026, 2pm BST
Your screens are already on. Now’s the perfect moment to switch your licensing on, too.