UK anti-piracy organisation FACT says enforcement activity over the summer has resulted in prison sentences, arrests and financial penalties against operators and users of illegal streaming services.

A 68‑year‑old man from Chorley has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for running a large‑scale illegal IPTV operation that generated £980,812 in criminal profits.

FACT and Sky have issued legal warnings to 10 suspected illegal IPTV resellers in Ireland as part of their latest action against so-called dodgy boxes.

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has contacted more than 1,000 people across the UK, warning them to stop using illegal TV streaming services or risk prosecution.

FACT have conducted an enforcement operation addressing Irish retail outlets involved in providing access to illegal TV streaming services.

In a two-week enforcement operation, FACT and police targeted 30 suppliers of illegal IPTV services.

A man and woman sentenced for offences connected to the supply of illegal subscriptions for streaming services involving more than £700,000. 

Copyright protection body FACT and Crimestoppers have teamed up to launch a new antipiracy campaign across Ireland.

In one of the largest operations to date, UK intellectual property protection body FACT and partners, including Sky, have taken action across the UK to combat illegal streaming and the use of unlawfully modified Firestick devices.

A man who fled to Cyprus before being extradited to the UK has been jailed for his part in an illegal TV operation. 

A 41-year-old man has been given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of promoting and selling unlicensed access to premium movies and sport.

A man from Manchester has received a 22-month suspended sentence after an eight-year investigation into the advertising and sale of unauthorised TV decoders.