A 68-year-old man in the U.K. was sentenced to more than six years in prison for running an illegal IPTV service that generated nearly £981,000 over three years. Police seized 80 servers used in the operation, which streamed pirated content from major rights holders including the BBC, ITV, Sky, the Premier League, and the Motion Picture Association. #PIPCU #CityofLondonPolice #BBC #ITV #Sky #PremierLeague #MotionPictureAssociation
Keypoints
- Milan Ibrahim was jailed for more than six years in the U.K.
- The illegal IPTV service generated £980,812 over three years.
- PIPCU said the operation used 80 servers from premises in Chorley.
- Police seized and shut down all servers, disrupting the streaming service.
- Authorities may identify users and pursue further copyright infringement action.