Overview
- On November 7 at Preston Crown Court, Simon Hannigan, 35, received a two-year sentence suspended for 24 months and was ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to multiple offences.
- A Sky-led investigation found he distributed customer log-ins that enabled illegal streaming of more than 3,500 channels to thousands of people.
- He promoted subscriptions in Facebook groups, including one with 4,775 members, offering access via an Android app for £50 a year or £28 for six months.
- Financial analysis identified 2,644 payments labeled “paid adverts” totaling £151,112, with additional matching transfers taking receipts to at least £152,000.
- Hannigan told the court he was a “downstream middle man,” cited personal hardship, has since launched the business Munchieboxuk, and offered to help deter others from similar offences.