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Premier League Planning Illegal Streams Clampdown
- The Sunday Times, Monday, February 8, 2016 6:22 AM
Officials from the Premier League are in talks with cyber-security companies in an effort to stop fans watching top-flight football on illegal online streams. The discussions are believed to centre on tightening “geofencing” procedures. It is a critical issue for the Premier League, which sells the rights to live football to Sky and BT for billions of pounds on the basis that it attracts the young, affluent viewers that advertisers crave.
