Sky have sent “threatening” legal letters to hundreds of dodgy box users, as part of the broadcaster’s bid crackdown on the phenomenon.
There are an estimated 400,000 households with dodgy box users in Ireland - meaning for every five people you see on the street, one has a dodgy box at home.
The practice has cost broadcasters hundreds of millions in lost revenue over the years but industry insiders have been at a loss as to how they could crack down on dodgy boxes.
Earlier this year, Sky took a civil prosecution against Wexford resident David Dunbar, who operated an illegal streaming service that charged dodgy box users between €80 and €100 a year.
We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Business Reporter with the Sunday Independent, Sean Pollock, who told us more about this.