Star date: 10th November 2018

NEVER MIND THE NETFLIX HERE'S BLACK AND WHITE!

Fifteen Salford households are still watching black and white tellies, according to the latest figures from BBC TV Licensing. After fifty years of colour tv and all mod cons of internet viewing, over a dozen people in the city are still trying to work out the colour of snooker balls and the dresses on Strictly. And Greater Manchester has the third highest number of black and white licenses in the country!

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"I'm sure there will still be people who choose to watch black and white televisions, maybe for nostalgia, or perhaps they like the style of the sets, which can look like pieces of furniture..." Paul Coleman, National Science and Media Museum

We've had the vinyl revival. Will we ever see a black and white tv revival? Well, fifteen households in the city still hold a black and white telly license, according to new figures produced by BBC TV Licensing.

Across the country, 7,000 black and white licenses are still in force, with Greater Manchester having the third highest number in the country, with 390.

"Over half of the UK's TVs now connect to the internet, so it's interesting that more than 7,000 households still choose to watch their favourite shows on a black and white telly" says Matthew Thompson, spokesperson for TV Licensing in the North of England.

"Whether you watch EastEnders, Strictly or Question Time in black and white on a 50-year-old TV set or in colour on a tablet, you need to be covered by a TV Licence to watch or record programmes as they are broadcast" he adds "You also need to be covered by a TV Licence to download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer, on any device."
 
Paul Coleman, Associate Curator of Broadcast and Television at the National Science and Media Museum, adds: "It looks like we're seeing roughly a decrease of about 1,000 black and white TV licences per year in the UK at the moment, so the overall figure could drop below 1,000 within the next decade.
 
"Beyond that, I'm sure there will still be people who choose to watch black and white televisions, maybe for nostalgia, or perhaps they like the style of the sets, which can look like pieces of furniture" he explains "Whatever their reasons, it's testament to the longevity of the technology used that it's still possible."

So here you go, the ultimate hipster accessory for Christmas!

To find out more details on when a license is needed see www.tvlicensing.co.uk/info

Main photo shows BBC tv camera used for the first colour broadcast