Clampdown on TV 'Dodgy Boxes'

What app is running catch up? My service has catch up but it doesn't run in the smarterspro app on my lg tv.

Working well on stick and laptop

From talking to work colleagues and others there seems to be widespread usage of these boxes and the funny thing is those said people are not exactly short of money . So to me this issue will never go away unless SKY ect reduce their prices and compete with these illegal operators. Imagine how much more the Mainstream Networks would make if they could attract those customers to their Business model, the fact that they make such profits at the moment just to pump into The Premiership ect tells us that there is room for everyone you take your pick .

I bought a "lifetime membership" from my supplier when they first started up over 5 years ago, paid €130, haven't paid a cent since and they renew my membership every May. Best money I've ever spent.

They charge €70 a year to most others.

Re: the title of the thread.

There really is no clampdown, as its not really possible to do it.

Yes, they may shut the odd server down now and again, annoy some users because it goes just at the start of a big fight or a big football match, but these people aren't going to start coughing up huge money again to Sky just because of that.

They might stick the odd guy in court or even in jail, but again that won't stop these services running.

And as many have said, the numbers are only increasing. I hardly know any work colleague now that actually pays legally for subscription tv. You'd be daft too. So sky can hand it over to EPL clubs to give Mo Salah £450,000 every week. Not happening.

The only way the legal service will make a comeback is if sky make it a lot cheaper, so that people aren't tempted to go the iptv route. But it would have to be A LOT cheaper for that. But that will never happen as our footballers, racing drivers and boxers need their billions of pounds coming in.

Looking for some recommendations for new providers too.

IBO player on Smart TV runs catch-up for me. Section called "replay"

is there any evidence of it though, what are sky subscription numbers like now compared to 5/10 years ago? or even more specifically sky sports.

it's so cheap people have anyway in addition to sky, etc. Keep sky or whoever for the ease of use/habit & iptv for the stuff not shown, big ppvs, whatever.