Pirate IPTV consumption in Sweden has fallen from 16% of homes in 2024 to 14% in 2025. Too early to celebrate, rights holders suggest.
  • Night Monkey@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    24 days ago

    It’s sports. I don’t think most people give a crap about what’s on live TV except for live sports games. The problem is you’re forced to get cable to view some games, and forced to buy several streaming packages just to keep up with your favorite sports team.

  • Lurkerino [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Ive always pirated movies and series, but I dont know how iptv works for sports, is it easy? I dont watch sports but multiple people have asked me to pirate it for them

    • underline960@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      24 days ago

      On one hand, consumption of pirate IPTV services in Sweden has dropped two points, from 16% of all households in 2024 to 14% in 2025. On the other, 30% of over 15-year-olds consume content illegally every month, a figure that rises to over 50% among men under 35.

      I hate when they just throw statistics at you like this.

      30% of all Swedish people over 15.
      50% of all Swedish men under 35.
      14% of all Swedish households.

      … I think? Does IPTV = all pirated content?

      Edit: formatting

      • Melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        23 days ago

        Only the 14% statistic was explicitly about IPTV, the others are about “consuming content illegally”. It seems like maybe there are multiple surveys involved?

      • Fair Fairy@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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        22 days ago

        In all my years of pirating never used it.
        NFL - I just stream on nflbite.

        Is IPTV the same as nflbite? But easier ? Might sub just for nfl. Where do I sub for NFL?

        • clownfawrts@lemm.eeEnglish
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          21 days ago

          NFLBite is a streaming site, IPTV is like a cable box. I switched to it last season and let it lapse once the Super Bowl was played and will go back forever and ever. I should note that it’s clunkier than a cable box but cheaper by an order of magnitude. No lag, just boat loads of channels you’ll never use. You can find iptv review sites online for different options.

  • SaltySalamander@fedia.io
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    24 days ago

    I use pirate IPTV to watch sports, primarily baseball. I refuse to sub to cable just to watch baseball, when the other 99% of channels I’d never once turn on. I haven’t subbed to cable in over 15 years, and never will again. Also cut my Netflix sub once they started losing content during the streaming wars. Never again. IPTV + Plex for me.