There’s been a fall in the number of people paying for TV subscriptions, while dodgy box usage is soaring.
A new ComReg survey shows only 57 per cent of the 3,000 adults it questioned now have pay-tv subscriptions.
That’s down from 70 per cent in 2022.
Meanwhile, it’s estimated 400,000 households have illegal dodgy box services.
Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent, says illegal streaming is really affecting the likes of Sky and Virgin:
