topic Message during live broadcast in Sky Stream

Message during live broadcast

GRS67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:36:00 GMT

Does anyone else get a number message in the top right hand corner of the screen during live football broadcast?

I've noticed it several times when watching live football on UHD

It doesn't appear all the time during a broadcast either

Re: Message during live broadcast

SKY1992bf — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:45:29 GMT

@GRS67 it's embedded into the broadcast and is a piracy detection method for inspecting licensed premises to ensure they have the correct type of broadcast license (commercial and not residential) and aren't illegally streaming the content

Re: Message during live broadcast

GRS67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:45:58 GMT

Here's a image of the message currently popped up on during the Man City v United match

Re: Message during live broadcast

SKY1992bf — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:47:20 GMT

@GRS67 Our posts crossed see my reply above post 2

Re: Message during live broadcast

GRS67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:48:27 GMT

So everyone gets this message is that what you're saying?

Re: Message during live broadcast

GRS67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:52:25 GMT

I'm confused, you say its piracy protection, I've googled it and it seems that this would appear if using illegal means?

Clearly I've got a Sky Sports package so why am I occasionally seeing this code?

Re: Message during live broadcast

SKY1992bf — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:52:57 GMT

@GRS67 wrote:
So everyone gets this message is that what you're saying?

@GRS67 Yes

Re: Message during live broadcast

SKY1992bf — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:01:34 GMT

@GRS67 wrote:
I'm confused, you say its piracy protection, I've googled it and it seems that this would appear if using illegal means?

Clearly I've got a Sky Sports package so why am I occasionally seeing this code?

@GRS67 you have nothing to worry about, as I've said it's to catch commercial premises using residential subscriptions at cheaper rates rather than paying the commercial rates which are far more expensive

every paying customer sees the code occasionally, I see it on a daily basis given the amount of live sport I consume

Re: Message during live broadcast

GRS67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:11:13 GMT

@GRS67 wrote:
Does anyone else get a number message in the top right hand corner of the screen during live football broadcast?

I've noticed it several times when watching live football on UHD

It doesn't appear all the time during a broadcast either

Thanks very much for the information, I also watch a lot of live sport since recently getting Sky Stream

I noticed that the number comes up when watching live football, as I recently watched a lot of live US Open Tennis and can't recall seeing it once

Thanks again 👍🏻

Re: Message during live broadcast

GRS67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:15:36 GMT

every paying customer sees the code occasionally, I see it on a daily basis given the amount of live sport I consume

Thanks very much for the information, I also watch a lot of live sport since recently getting Sky Stream

I noticed that the number comes up when watching live football, as I recently watched a lot of live US Open Tennis and can't recall seeing it once

Thanks again 👍🏻