Overview
- Sky sent cease-and-desist letters to roughly 200 identified subscribers, giving two weeks to pledge to stop illegal streaming.
- The company says non-responders could face an injunction, claims for damages, and recovery of legal costs.
- Investigations used an Irish High Court disclosure and payment data to link customers who paid the IPTV is Easy resellers through Revolut.
- Letters say recipients likely bought access via apps or modified devices like tweaked Amazon Fire TV Sticks to watch Sky channels without a subscription.
- Police and anti-piracy group FACT warn these services can fund organized crime and expose banking details, and the crackdown signals a shift from targeting sellers to pursuing end users.