The good news is a TV is included in your room. The size will depend on what kind of room you've booked. Here's our guide on how to use it and for information about TV licensing.

You need to be covered by a TV Licence to watch or record programmes if you:

• watch or record TV on any channel (e.g. ITV, 4, Dave, BBC Two, Sky One)
• watch TV live on any streaming service (e.g. ITV Hub, Amazon Prime Video, Now, All 4, YouTube, Sky Go)
• watch BBC iPlayer

This could be on any device, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder.

It’s illegal for anyone in CODE to do this without being covered by a TV Licence. If you break the law, you risk prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000 plus compensation. 

A standard TV Licence costs £159. You can pay all in one go, or you can spread the cost via Direct Debit. If you don’t need your licence for a full 12 months, you could apply for a refund.

If you have paid for a TV License and want to know how to tune your TV simply ensure your aerial cable is connected to the wall socket and the TV then from the settings menu select auto tune and ensure the option is set to ‘antenna’ and ‘digital only tuning’ once this is complete you should be able to watch live TV.

If you think you don’t need a TV licence you should tell TV Licensing. More advice for students is available on the TV licence website.

Netflix, Amazon and other subscription services

You do not need a TV Licence to watch subscription services like Netflix, Amazon Prime or Now TV.

• Advice on how to connect to Netflix
• Connecting your Smart TV to Amazon Prime