Metro.co.uk : declared in Premier League to crackdown on illegal Kodi Box internet streams after court ruling

Share this article with Google PlusThe Premier League will continue to crackdown on Kodi boxesIt will be tougher to illegally stream football matches next season after the Premier League was granted a court order that will help it crackdown on Kodi boxes. Premier League director of legal services Kevin Plumb described the order as a 'game changer'. 'The protection of our copyright, and the investment made by our broadcast partners, is hugely important to the Premier League and the future health of English football. It will be in place for the whole of the 2017/18 season and will also apply to websites hosting illegal streams. A similar court order to the one just issued was in place for the title run-in last season and saw more than 5,000 IP addresses blocked after streaming football matches.

Premier League win court order to block illegal streams on Kodi boxes - here's what it means for Irish viewers

AdvertisementAs for how the court order will effect Irish football fans, according to the Independent.ie, streams in Ireland will not be affected by the court order. The Premier League has been granted a court order that will help it crackdown on Kodi boxes. Premier League director of legal services Kevin Plumb described the High Court order as a "game changer". Mr Plumb said: "It will allow us to quickly and effectively block and disrupt the illegal broadcast of Premier League football via any means, including so called "pre-loaded Kodi boxes". It's about to get a lot more difficult to illegally stream football matches next season.


Internet service providers (ISP) have been ordered by the High Court to prevent people from watching Premier League games for the 2017-18 season. More than a third of Premier League football fans view live matches on illegal internet streams once a month, according to recent surveys. More than a third of Premier League football fans watch live matches on illegal internet streams once a month, according to a survey. It now means your ISP will likely ban thousands of server IP addresses that have been caught streaming Premier League content. A Premier League spokesman told the BBC: "Fans should know that these pre-loaded boxes enable pirate broadcasts of Premier League football, and other popular content, and are illegal.


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