Overview
- Enders analysis finds jailbroken Fire Sticks account for a double-digit percentage of premium sports viewing and cost rights holders billions annually.
- Research shows 59% of UK Fire Stick owners accessed illegal streams through modified devices in the past year.
- Single high-profile events such as live football matches can draw tens of thousands of viewers away from legitimate broadcasts.
- FACT has issued cease-and-desist warnings and worked with police on multiple arrests, including the two-year sentencing of Sonny Kanda.
- An Arcom study reports the French sports sector lost €240 million to audiovisual piracy while major tech platforms face scrutiny over security failures.