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The govt have hinted they are going to close the loophole as part of the new licence fee settlement. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/06/bbc-iplayer-catchup-users_n_7737080.html

The BBC has a new (ish) long term contract to show Wimbledon until 2020. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34287920

Yes. Agreed. Sports rights are ruinously expensive for broadcasters. The cost of the new Premier league contract, for example, is more than the BBC's entire revenue. And even if some sports are protected the BBC still has to spend its income in those markets. The new (from 2016/17) MOTD...

Yes. But the 7 year F1 contract goes beyond the licence fee settlement agreed in 2010. The BBC has also been hit by the iPlayer loophole/take up (its legal to use iPlayer and not play the £145.50licence fee) which means its had in recent months to find a further £150m in savings from amongst...

and those long term contracts for the World Cup, Wimbledon, the FA Cup, the Olympics, Match of the Day, UK Athletics and the World Athletics Championships, the Euros, live Rugby League, Snooker, the London Marathon, the Boat Race etc etc and rather a lot of sport on 5 Live.