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Licensee of The Watering Trough in Walsall instructed to pay more than £8k for illegally screening Sky Sports

On Wednesday 1st February 2023, Clinton Hartland of The Watering Trough in Walsall, West Midlands was found guilty in his absence of two offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission. In this case, Hartland televised Sky Sports football matches, with the intent to...

UK households warned by visits from police about the dangers and issues of subscribing to illegal sports streaming services

Alongside FACT, the police are visiting UK households this January to warn residents about the dangers and associated risks of using illegal services to stream sporting events as well as providing users with serving notices, immediately ceasing their use of these illegal streaming services....

Wolverhampton Licensee ordered to pay £2,867.20 for illegally screening Sky Sports

On Wednesday 10th August 2022, Mr. Patrick Hennessy of the Boat Inn, Church Street, Wolverhampton was found guilty of two offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission, in this case, Sky Sports televised football matches, with the intent to avoid payment of the...

Four years and six-month jail sentence for pirate TV supplier

On 16 June 2022 at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, Michael Hornung, formerly of Hyde, Greater Manchester was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment following conviction by a jury for selling and advertising unauthorised decoders for use in fraud over a three-year...