davieG Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 Two Britons arrested in Thailand over football streaming 17 May 2017 From the sectionTechnologyThe men have been accused of running an online service that sold access to unlicensed football broadcasts Two British men have been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly selling online access to illegally streamed football broadcasts. The Premier League said it supported local authorities in investigations that led to arrests on 11 May. The men were named as William Lloyd, 39 and William Robinson, 35. They are accused of causing damages worth more than 100 million baht (£2.2m) to the broadcast rights holders. A third man, who is Thai, was also arrested and named as Supatra Raksasat, 33. Agents for the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) also seized nine computer servers, nine computers, 49 set-top boxes and three mobile phones. The three men allegedly sold illegal broadcasts of football matches on the 365sport.tv website, which is currently offline. Customers of 365sport.tv have discussed problems accessing the site in recent days via online forums. 'Series of raids' In a statement, the Premier League said that it had supported Thai police in efforts to crack down on the illegal use of Kodi and IPTV boxes. "This included a series of raids in Bangkok that targeted several website operators engaged in selling the devices that are pre-loaded with apps that facilitate pirate broadcasts of Premier League football, across South East Asia," the organisation said. "The Premier League is currently engaged in its largest ever programme to protect its copyright and the legitimate investment made by its broadcasting partners. "Their contribution allows our clubs to develop and acquire players, invest in facilities and support the wider football pyramid and communities - all things that fans enjoy and society benefits from." Deputy chief of the DSI, Suriya Singhakamol, said the suspects may also have been involved in transmissions broadcast via Thaiexpat.tv, Hkexpat.tv, Indoexpat.tv, Vietexpat.tx and Euroexpat.tv. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office is aware of the situation. In March, the Premier League secured a court order in the UK that gave it the means to block computer servers used to host illegal streams. At the time, a spokesman said the organisation was prepared to target pirates in a "precise manner".
Alf Bentley Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 Sounds like neither of them was Shakespeare's son. Thank Christ for that!
Alf Bentley Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 2 minutes ago, RoboFox said: What a pair of Willies. I heard that they went out on the pull later. What a pair of willy pullers, I mean wankers!
Beliall Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 Ffs rather than wasting all these resources catching the pirates who stream these games,give us a service to watch legally and put them out of business
Alf Bentley Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 Off on a tangent..... Given all these Williams, I wonder if Craig Shakespeare has a son named William in our youth set-up? Would be pretty impressive to bring through a youth player named William Shakespeare.
Captain... Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 1 hour ago, Beliall said: Ffs rather than wasting all these resources catching the pirates who stream these games,give us a service to watch legally and put them out of business It wouldn't necessarily put them out of business, unless it was a free or at least cheap service, I have sky but I don't have BT so I have streamed a few games. The ban on 3 o'clock kick offs being broadcast needs to be looked at because it gives people the opportunity to exploit it, and there are plenty of ways round it that it no longer serves any purpose.
Jattdogg Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 1 hour ago, Beliall said: Ffs rather than wasting all these resources catching the pirates who stream these games,give us a service to watch legally and put them out of business Problem is they want to charge an arm and a leg for the service and wont take any less. They have not woken up yet to realize most people are tired of paying stupid over priced fees to watch a game in their own home. Everyone is on the take. Gas and hydro want more money, food prices go up, car insurance etc. People cant keep taking a 10% increase in fees everywhere. Cable tv is not a neccessity so will always be the first thing to be chopped from a household budget. Of course I'm talking from a north american perspective but still. We do have access to games better than in england but you always have to buy the sports packages for extra to see it. Greedy bastards!
stix Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 11 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: Of course I'm talking from a north american perspective but still. We do have access to games better than in england but you always have to buy the sports packages for extra to see it. How much out of interest does it cost you to be able to air every premier league game through your cable package? I think the top sky package probably comes out somewhere around the £120 p/m mark, for your broadband as well as the top sky TV package, but that only entitles us to watch whichever games sky choose to air, and it's almost never more than one game simultaneously.
The_77 Posted 18 May 2017 Posted 18 May 2017 How much out of interest does it cost you to be able to air every premier league game through your cable package? I think the top sky package probably comes out somewhere around the £120 p/m mark, for your broadband as well as the top sky TV package, but that only entitles us to watch whichever games sky choose to air, and it's almost never more than one game simultaneously. Cable-only packages that include all PL games start at about $65 month in NYC.(A lot of folks use a family's or friends' logins to stream live on the NBCSN app or AppleTV).
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