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A Mondragon (Vaucluse) couple who sold illicit IPTV boxes and access codes were hit on 10 September 2026 with prison ferme aménageable sous bracelet électronique and ordered to pay more than €300,000 damages to Canal+. July hearing coverage alleged ~€800,000 gains — keep that separate from the confirmed Canal+ award. Stock Fire Stick legal; illegal IPTV illegal.

Pocket-lint (3 Sep 2026) and Cord Busters confirm all future Fire TV Sticks run Vega OS with no consumer sideloading. HD and 4K Select already on Vega. Last Fire OS sticks still on sale: 4K Plus and 4K Max. Late-Sep Amazon refresh historically could replace them. Cube still Fire OS for now; Fire OS 16 in development. Stock stick legal; illegal IPTV still illegal.

Milan Ibrahim, 68, of Chorley, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years at Preston Crown Court on 27 August 2026 for conspiracy to defraud after an illegal IPTV operation generated £980,812. PIPCU seized 80 servers. Stock Fire Stick legal; illegal IPTV subscriptions and pre-loaded sticks are the crime.

From 3 September 2026 EE and BT refreshed EE TV plan names. Entertainment and Entertainment Plus are not the same, Big Entertainment is off new sale, Sport plans pick up HD, and Disney+ is on the box as an app. Here is the practical map.

From 2 September 2026 Hotstar is replaced by JioHotstar in the UK. Here’s the £19.99 quarterly / £69.99 annual pricing, how to sign in with your old Hotstar login, Sky Q/Glass/Stream access, Bigg Boss voting, and why there is no live sports at launch.

Sky launched a new Sky Go (Glass/Stream) app on 8 September 2026 with Full HD streaming, remote recording, Continue Watching across devices, and a Sky OS-inspired UI. What’s in it, who it’s for, and how Sky Q users are handled.

Checked live on 10 September 2026: NOW Entertainment is £4.99 a month for six months, Cinema and Entertainment+HBO Max are on six-month savers, and Sports + Boost has a 12-month Saver. What you actually pay, the gotchas, and when to walk past.

Freely added 11 Channel 5 streaming channels on 29 July 2026. Full channel numbers, how to update Freely software, when an aerial rescan is needed, and careful notes on Freely vs Freeview vs the 5 app.

First in a new every-2-months series. Bill Omar Carrasquillo (Omi In A Hellcat) left federal prison around 6 Jan 2026 after a 66-month IPTV piracy sentence. High-level case facts, release timing, VladTV rebuild talk, and why UK Fire Stick readers should treat illegal IPTV as illegal.

Channel 4 streaming is still free with ads on Fire Stick and supported smart TVs. Here’s the All 4 rename, Channel 4+ (£3.99/£39.99), Fire keyboard sign-in, device cuts, and common playback quirks.

Vodafone TV arrives in October for Vodafone broadband and mobile customers. Official launch includes Netflix and HBO Max with ads, Freely live TV, an Android TV box with 4K/Dolby, and a companion app. Here’s what is confirmed.

ITVX is still free with ads on Fire Stick and supported smart TVs. Here’s what’s free, what ITVX Premium (£5.99/£59.99) actually buys, TV sign-in codes, the 4-stream limit, and how it sits next to BBC iPlayer.

TiviGlass is a freemium TV-first IPTV player for Fire TV, Google TV and Android TV. Xtream, Stalker and M3U, free EPG and catch-up, optional Essentials and Premium. Player only.

From 30 September 2026 BBC iPlayer stops on many uncertified Android TV and Google TV boxes. Here is how to check your model on the official BBC list, what the warning means, and practical UK alternatives.

Gamers Nexus and partners probed retail LG OLEDs in September 2026. Here’s what The Verge, Malwarebytes and TechRadar reported, what LG denies, and the practical privacy checklist for tonight.

YouTube’s phone-to-TV companion mode pairs via the same account, not shared Wi-Fi. Here’s what changed in September 2026, how Play on different device works, and the guest-cast catch.

Google raised the US Google TV Streamer to $149.99 on 31 August. The UK Google Store is still £99. Here’s what changed, why it matters, and whether to buy before Britain catches up.

Trinity TV Player is a free Android TV and Fire Stick client with multiview, catch-up, Online Manager, and optional Trinity Enhanced for cloud backup and playlist sync. Player only.