“Illegal streaming of football is on the rise in the UK and most fans want the Saturday 3pm blackout lifted, a new podcast released by The Athletic has revealed. The Underground World of Illegal Streaming — a special episode of The Athletic FC podcast that looks at the culture, crime and crisis associated with illegal streaming — outlines that almost five million people in the UK consumed pirated sports coverage over the past six months. As part of the audio documentary, The Athletic commissioned market research company YouGov Sport to poll the consumption of illegal streams, the devices people use and whether they are concerned about the risk of cybercrime and data theft. We would also like to hear specifically from subscribers to The Athletic on this topic, so have included a survey form at the bottom of this article. …”
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