Another UK Fire Stick TV crackdown just made it harder to watch Sky TV for free
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It's just got a little bit harder to gain access to Sky streams without paying the usual price. Watching illegally through so-called 'dodgy' Fire TV Sticks, has boomed in popularity over recent years and it's not hard to see why. Most suppliers of these devices charge a much lower fee than going through official channels - some content can even be watched for free.
Millions of UK homes are now thought to be tuning in via these services, but things are getting tougher due to ongoing crackdowns. Just last month, police raided several properties and shut down numerous illegal streaming operations. Now there's another blow to those who don't want to pay for access to Sky, Netflix, Disney+ and more.
One seller of Fire TV Sticks - named Sunny Kumar Kanda, from Halifax - has just been handed a two-year prison sentence for selling dodgy devices over an 18-month period. The business called ‘KD Media’ sold adapted Fire Sticks via Facebook which could then be used to tune into premium movies, sports and TV shows.
Having cheated legitimate providers out of over £108,000, Kanda was finally caught after an undercover investigator from the team at FACT made a test purchase of the advertised Fire Stick. After analysis, it was uncovered that the Fire Stick had been modified to provide unauthorised access to premium film, television, and live sports content using applications called The Vodfather XC and Plex.
