Nearly half of football fans watch illegal streams of matches -- a third do so regularly

A survey by the BBC reveals that over a third of Premier League football (or soccer, if you insist) fans are getting their gaming fix using unofficial (that is, illegal) online streams. Kodi boxes and similar dedicated devices are used by more than a quarter of fans for this very purpose. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is younger adults who are more likely to make use of illegal streams. One of the main reasons given for watching such streams is that the sports TV packages required to watch matches (Sky and BT Sport have exclusive rights for the live screening of Premier… [Continue Reading]