Message during live broadcast

[GRS67]

 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 

[SKY1992bf]

@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 

[GRS67]

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

 

[SKY1992bf]

@GRS67  Our posts crossed see my reply above post 2

[GRS67]

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

[GRS67]

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? 

[SKY1992bf · Accepted solution]

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@GRS67 wrote:

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

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@GRS67  Yes

[SKY1992bf]

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@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? 

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@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 

[GRS67]

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@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 

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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 👍🏻

[GRS67]

@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 

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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 👍🏻