Licensee of the Rollers Arms in Wrexham, Clwyd fined £4,500 for illegally screening Sky Sports
Read More →Ms. Joanne Elizabeth Hughes, the Licensee of the Rollers Arms in Wrexham, North East Wales, was found guilty in her absence of three offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast [...]
FACT targets 10 illegal IPTV resellers across Ireland in latest enforcement campaign
Read More →‘Dodgy box’ sellers in Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Laois and Limerick targeted by investigators Anti-piracy organisation FACT (The Federation Against Copyright Theft) and Sky have delivered legal warnings to [...]
Four arrested in Merseyside crackdown on illegal streaming services
Read More →London, 6 July 2026 Four men have been arrested by Merseyside Police after six search warrants were executed as part of a two-day operation targeting the suspected supply of illegal [...]
FACT attended the Investment Migration Forum 2026 in Paris
Read More →FACT attended the Investment Migration Forum 2026 in Paris, where our Due Diligence Manager, Natalie Smith, joined industry peers to exchange insights on the evolving investment migration landscape. The forum [...]
The Dolphin Inn licensee fined £19,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports
Read More →On Tuesday, 02 June 2026, Mr. John Peter Turner, the licensee of the Dolphin Inn pub in Llanymynech, Powys, was found guilty in his absence of two offences in relation [...]
Man sentenced to over three years in prison for supplying illegal streaming services and loaded Firesticks
Read More →Michael Barrow, operator of the illegal IPTV service “MB Streams”, was sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment at Swansea Crown Court on Monday 1 June. Barrow pleaded guilty [...]
Merseyside Arrest Signals FACT’s Latest Crackdown on Illegal Streaming
Read More →Three arrests have been made in Merseyside as part of a coordinated nationwide crackdown on illegal streaming operations, led by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) in partnership with UK [...]
FACT warns illegal streamers following joint investigation with police
Read More →FACT, the UK’s leading IP protection organisation, has contacted over a thousand individuals across the UK via email and text, warning them to immediately cease using illegal TV streaming services [...]
FACT targets Irish shops in landmark Anti-Piracy sting
Read More →FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) and partners have carried out a major enforcement operation against Irish retail outlets enabling access to illegal TV streaming services, sending a strong warning to those [...]
Plymouth Premiere Bar and Grill licensee fined £14,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports
Read More →On Thursday, 27 March 2025, Vahid Babolhavaeji the licensee of the Premiere Bar and Grill in Plymouth, Devon, was found guilty of three charges related to the dishonest broadcast of [...]
Latest crackdown on illegal IPTV services
Read More →The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and partners have started the year by reconfirming their commitment towards tackling illegal IPTV service operators in Ireland. An operation was carried out over [...]
Jail time for an illegal streaming operator
Read More →A man from Birmingham who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months for offences related to creating and operating an illegal streaming [...]
