Sky Customer To Pay £5,000 In Legal Costs After Livestreaming Joshua-Klitschko Bout

Boxer Anthony Joshua's April '17 fight against Wladimir Klitschko cost U.K. customers £19.95 on Sky Sports Box Office, but it was "made available to watch for free through a Facebook Live stream," according to Aatif Sulleyman of the London INDEPENDENT. The stream was traced back to the Sky account of Craig Foster, who said that "his subscription was cut shortly after." The Facebook stream was viewed by around 4,250 people. Foster received "several letters" from Foot Anstey LLP, a law firm representing Sky, one of which reportedly said that he faced being hit with an £85,000 ($115,300) penalty if the case went to court. Foster, who agreed to pay Sky £5,000 ($6,800) in legal costs, claimed that "one of his friends live streamed the fight through an iPad, on which Foster had already logged into his Facebook account" (INDEPENDENT, 1/8).