A man has been jailed for helping thousands of people to view the most popular TV channels without paying for them,
Stephen Millington, enabled people to watch premium film and television such as BT Sport, Sky and Netflix by creating his own software platform.
The 42-year-old appeared at court yesterday after pleading guilty to multiple fraud and copyright offences.
Millington was charged with making and supplying software to enable illegal access to subscription content, distributing infringing film content via a dedicated server he controlled, sharing login credentials for subscription streaming services and illegally accessing content for his own use.
The judge sentenced Millington to 30 months in prison for his crimes.
Judge Patrick Thompson, who presided over the hearing in Cheshire Court, said: “When looking at loss in these types of cases you need to consider not only the companies that create and produce the content but also the loss to those who legitimately pay to subscribe.
“There was sophistication in the way he created the…
