Clampdown on TV 'Dodgy Boxes'

theres clearly an element of the behaviors of major broadcasters as to why so many are now engaging in such activities,

I think there's clearly an cohort of people that don't seem to understand that it costs a lot of money to broadcast live sports to the level that UK broadcasters do.

And I think there's clearly a cohort of people that don't realize that the cost of seeing their team multiple times a week and seeing them be successful is the price of a Sky Sports or TNT sub.

People may think it's extraordinate, but they still have to cover the costs of producing the product that people want and make a profit.

Primetime is utter propaganda these days.

Since Covid it has lost all the credibility that it once had.

Miriam O Callaghan is stealing a living on it.

Carra at it again. After his spoof about Haaland scared to play against Rudiger hes getting grief over AFCON comments. Now hes calling other pundits clowns on Instagram. He'll be spitting in the studio next. Someone should make a list. Wasn't he steamin live on Sky a while back reporting from Germany 😆. A million quid a year salary I'll not be contributing to.

A lot of people don't understand how broadcasting rights work.

They think Sky could show every EPL game but don't because they just want to keep the public looking for more.

They also don't understand the costs involved in buying and producing broadcasts and think they should get everything for a nominal x euro per month.

Finally they think that a new entrant in the market will some how make things cheaper, when the opposite is the case.

Believe me I don't care either, I happy to use my dodgy box.

But I know why official services cost what they do, and why broadcasters can't just broadcast what they want

The clubs don't care about fans either so why should any football fan care about paying a few quid to IPTV instead of lining the pockets of the rich?

It's very hard to separate the fan from the club.

Regardless of what stunts a club plays or how rich the owners are their fans will always find some way to excuse continuing putting more money in the owners pockets.

Yeah the new owner of Utd is a prick for taking away the non playing staff canteen, but I do really like the new away shirt so I'll spend close to €100 on it anyway.

I think the existence of broadcasters helps buffer the clubs.

It's easier to blame Sky for their high prices than blame your club for being part of the cartel that demands the high prices for the rights.

After the European super league drama a few years ago John Barnes was spot on when he said for all the talk about fan power fans achieved absolutely nothing that week, tickets, merch, TV subs etc were still going to be getting more and more expensive all to the detriment of fans.

Do you not check TV guides? That Spanish Game tonight is on Premier Sports. And I presume last night's Spanish Cup game was on Premier Sports also.....

If you go to irish independent homepage and look at their cookie popup, they have over 190 "partners" harvesting your data and building profiles of you as you browse. You don't need a dodgy box subscription to have your data harvested and sold on, and these guys are collecting fa more info on you than anything a dodgy box seller can do with your email address

Except for rugby/gaa, i haven't watched a tv channel in years.

Called catch up on mine too - only 4 days though.

Can anyone with an iptv app tell me if they can get the sky sports + channels on the app? I have all the channels but there is nothing on any of them. Been trying to watch some of the tennis from Indian Wells that is on sky sport +/now tv app, but its not on my providers app. Although I have been in touch to ask. Just wondering if anyone else can get soccer or whatever you happen to be into on the app on the sky sports + channels? Or am I expecting too much?

Yes, but they only show the one court at a time on main event - on the sky sports + app and now tv you can choose whichever match you want to see at a particular time. I just don't understand why we have those channels with nothing on them. But it must be the same for the soccer on a Saturday? There must be a way …… I will keep pushing!!

Mine defiantly shows football on the sky sports+ channels, not checked any other times tbh.

Came across this yesterday

"Sky Broadband Users ONLY – Read This Before Accepting Their “Upgrade”!

Sky is rolling out a new white router, but don’t be fooled – this is a trap.

If they offer you a “free router upgrade,” refuse it immediately. These new routers are completely locked down, meaning you CANNOT disable Sky Shield. That gives them full control over what you can and can’t access online. 

Some services that block VPNs will make it even harder to bypass their restrictions.

This is a deliberate move by Sky to crack down on IPTV and force you into their controlled ecosystem. 

Don’t let them dictate your internet freedom.

Want real control over your broadband?  These providers profit off you while restricting your experience, making it as frustrating as possible. 

Switch to an ISP  (internet Service provider) that respects your rights and puts you in charge of your own internet.

Basically avoid SKY broadband at all costs."

Fyi my UK Sky Sports+ Tennis section is not working. There is a Tennis TV section though showing all the matches after a channel refresh...

And yep clearing the cache and restarting your device is always a great idea, as often as possible