Bank ordered to reveal names of illegal Premier League streaming users to Sky

Sky had reported ‘suspicious activity’ to police which has led to four arrests (Getty)

The names and addresses of over 300 IPTV users will be given to Sky as the broadcaster aims to clamp down on illegal Premier League streaming.

Following a High Court ruling in the Republic of Ireland this week, Revolut Bank has been ordered to disclose details to Sky of 304 subscribers, as well as details of 10 resellers of an IPTV network, for the purpose of bringing court proceedings.

The names and addresses will now be provided on an encrypted spreadsheet within 28 days, according to lawyers representing Revolut.

The latest court action comes after a separate investigation into David Dunbar from County Wexford, who was ordered to pay €480,000 (£417,259) in damages to Sky in August last year after he was revealed as the provider of an illegal IPTV streaming service called ‘IPTV is Easy’.

Dunbar sold subscriptions for €80-€100 [£69-£86] per year and Sky later discovered that payments were made primarily to his Revolut bank account.

Statements from his Revolut account revealed that he received payments of €118,992 (£102,883) from resellers and €72,414 (£62,610) and £9,256 from subscribers over three and a half years.

The court heard that Sky has received intelligence that at least five of Dunbar’s resellers continue to sell illegal IPTV subscriptions.

Damien Gilmore, an investigator employed by Sky, said the broadcaster wants to ‘take decisive action against these five resellers before the Premier League season ends’.

Earlier this year, police shut down a major UK-based illegal IPTV network that made over £3 million after being tipped off by Sky .

During a raid in Manchester, four people were arrested while police seized ten servers, each valued at approximately £75,000, with total seizures exceeding £750,000.