[Football] Why is Illegal Streaming So Popular

[beorhthelm]

I know money is everything in football but in even in murky world of TV surely PL owe Sky some loyalty who financed from day 1

probably some, Sky have given the Premier League a lot of razmataz and added alot to their profile. thats why i'd expect talk of ditching Sky to be just talk, they'd use it to drive a harder bargin from Sky.

there's another angle, PL dont have any means to deliver their own platform or pay per game. Sky do. i wouldn't be at all surprised if we see a pay per game, season ticket packages, delivered via Sky.

 

[Official Old Man]

If you or your mate is paying £120 your being ripped off

No, that includes a good VPN as well. I've tried a few and some are so slow I end up turning it off.
EDIT. Just realised who I've responded to. You should know how much I pay.

 

[Is it PotG?]

No, that includes a good VPN as well. I've tried a few and some are so slow I end up turning it off.

Is a VPN really necessary de nos jours?

 

[Official Old Man]

Is a VPN really necessary de nos jours?

1000 homes got raided recently in search of those people using IPTV. I know that thread was laughed at and would have thought going into certain estates and raiding 1000 homes there would be a good chance 100 would have IPTV. But I use a VPN anyway, just put it down as a cost.

 

[Springal]

1000 homes got raided recently in search of those people using IPTV. I know that thread was laughed at and would have thought going into certain estates and raiding 1000 homes there would be a good chance 100 would have IPTV. But I use a VPN anyway, just put it down as a cost.

Really ? Do you have a source for that

In my experience they just go after the ones selling / providing the service, not those using it

 

[Official Old Man]

Really ? Do you have a source for that

 

[Is it PotG?]

1000 homes got raided recently in search of those people using IPTV. I know that thread was laughed at and would have thought going into certain estates and raiding 1000 homes there would be a good chance 100 would have IPTV. But I use a VPN anyway, just put it down as a cost.

The police must have loads of spare bodies to visit and process all of these.

 

[Weststander]

Really ? Do you have a source for that

In my experience they just go after the ones selling / providing the service, not those using it

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/piracy-free-online-streams-uk-laws-b2259510.html

@Official Old Man wasn’t imagining things.

 

[Springal]

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/piracy-free-online-streams-uk-laws-b2259510.html

@Official Old Man wasn’t imagining things.

There is no evidence this ever happened. Just a scare story

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

That Independant article says police have "idenified" 1000 people, having the resource to take action is their stumbling block.

 

[Weststander]

There is no evidence this ever happened. Just a scare story

There are follow up news articles that 4 arrests were made, for people running services. I guess end users just had equipment seized. West Midlands and Police Scotland seem to be running the national show, their rationale is that it’s part of wider organised crime.

[I’m not against illegal streaming btw. I was just interested when @Official Old Man posted that].

 

[swindonseagull]

Is a VPN really necessary de nos jours?

No

there should be a VPN on the server.....your own VPN often conflicts and causes buffereing

 

[swindonseagull]

1000 homes got raided recently in search of those people using IPTV. I know that thread was laughed at and would have thought going into certain estates and raiding 1000 homes there would be a good chance 100 would have IPTV. But I use a VPN anyway, just put it down as a cost.

As mentioned in the Daily Mail in the yearly ' lets scare illegal streamers'