Joanne Elizabeth Hughes, the Licensee of the Rollers Arms in Wrexham, North East Wales, has been found guilty in her absence of three offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. Intellectual property protection body FACT brought the criminal prosecution against Hughes at Wrexham Maelor Magistrates’ Court. The proceedings determined that the […]

Anti-piracy organisation FACT and Sky have delivered legal warnings to 10 suspected illegal IPTV resellers across Ireland in the latest phase of their campaign against content piracy. Illegal IPTV resellers sell subscriptions directly to members of the public, giving them unauthorised access to premium television, films and live sport. The latest enforcement action targeted individuals […]

Four men have been arrested by Merseyside Police in the northwest of England after six search warrants were executed as part of a two-day operation targeting the suspected supply of illegal streaming services to thousands of customers. Three men were arrested on June 25th: a 47-year-old from Birkenhead and two men, aged 41 and 56, […]

John Peter Turner, the licensee of the Dolphin Inn pub in Llanymynech, Powys, in Wales, has been found guilty in his absence of two offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. In this case, Turner televised Sky Sports football matches with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable commercial subscription […]

A pub landlord has been ordered to pay £19,000 (€22,000) after being convicted for showing Sky Sports without a commercial subscription. John Peter Turner, the licensee of the Dolphin Inn pub in Llanymynech, on the Powys/Shropshire border in Wales, was found guilty in his absence of two offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of […]

Michael Barrow, operator of the illegal IPTV service MB Streams, has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment at Swansea Crown Court in Wales. Barrow pleaded guilty to three Fraud Act offences for supplying access to Premier League matches, and a variety of other content, through his MB Streams service and third-party apps. […]

UK IP protection organisation FACT has contacted over a thousand individuals across the UK via email and text, warning them to immediately cease using illegal TV streaming services or face the risk of prosecution. The campaign builds on investigations carried out in collaboration with police forces nationwide and forms part of FACT’s ongoing work to […]

FACT Investigations Supervisor Jonathan Bray and Internet Investigator Tim Luckhurst recently talked to the IP Crime Group, a membership of representatives from the private sector, enforcement agencies and government departments who have a role in tackling IP crime and infringement in the UK, to expose the hidden networks behind illegal IPTV and why it’s far […]

FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) and partners have carried out a major enforcement operation against Irish retail outlets enabling access to illegal TV streaming services, sending a strong warning to those breaking the law and putting consumers at risk. In this latest action, FACT teams, working alongside Sky, delivered legal notices to 15 shops and […]

A man who pocketed £1 million (€1.15m) by running three illegal streaming websites has been jailed. Stephen Woodward sold illegal access to copyrighted content through the websites IPTV Hosting, Helix Hosting and Black and White TV. He used the funds to buy designer clothes and jewellery, holidays and a Jaguar F-Type V8 coupe worth £91,000. His […]