Year: 2026

Leeds vs Newcastle at Elland Road, Monday 14 Sep 2026, 20:00 BST. UK: Sky Sports Main Event / Premier League / Ultra HD. US: USA Network (3:00 ET). Named EU rights. Legal only.

Manchester derby at Old Trafford, Sunday 13 Sep 2026, 16:30 BST. UK: Sky Sports Main Event / Premier League / Ultra HD. US: Peacock / NBCSN / Telemundo at 11:30 ET. Named EU rights. Legal only.

Coventry vs Brighton, Sunday 13 Sep 2026, 14:00 BST at the CBS Arena. UK: Sky Sports Main Event / Premier League / Ultra HD. US: USA Network (9:00 ET). Named EU rights from the PL list. Legal only.

Living Sunday football update for mates: verified Premier League and major European results, plus legal how-to-watch for UK (Sky / TNT / NOW / BBC), US (Peacock / NBC), and named EU rights holders. Draft for Husham review. Updated 13 Sep 2026.

Manhattan Aero Freely box software v20.1182.97 (1 Sep 2026) adds a TiVo Channels TV Guide, Bluetooth wake from standby, sports carousel, voice channel numbers, and Blacknut cloud gaming. How to find the new guide (+FREE), what still is missing, and who should bother.

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Fibrus is launching Fibrus TV in mid-September 2026 on Netgem’s PLEIO 4K box for full-fibre customers in Northern Ireland and Cumbria. Freely live TV over broadband from £7.99/month (then £9.99), 100+ live channels, 150+ streamed channels, Google Play apps and 300+ cloud games. No aerial. Needs Fibrus broadband.

Amazon opened a Fire TV Beta Access Program so US owners on select models can try pre-release software. Path: Settings, My Fire TV, About, Beta Access. How to check, who should skip, and what UK stick owners should expect.

Ofcom will let Openreach alter wholesale copper prices from 1 April 2029 where ultrafast hits 90% of an exchange and full fibre is available. Cap stays if you cannot get fibre. What it means for UK streamers and broadband bills.

Google broke setup for older Chromecasts and Home Mini via the Home app. v4.26 restores it. Update the app, factory reset the stick, set up again. Here is the UK-friendly fix path.

Apple locks tvOS 27 for Monday 14 September 2026. Faster AirPlay, Larger Text, redesigned Podcasts, Home app updates. Apple TV HD and first-gen 4K are out. Here is the practical rundown.

Vega OS Fire TV Sticks can install Surfshark from the Amazon Appstore. WireGuard core VPN works; CleanWeb and kill switch are still coming. Check Settings → My Fire TV → About first so you grab the right app.

Cornwall and Devon full-fibre ISP Wildanet launched Wildanet TV on 1 Sep 2026: Powered by TiVo with Freely live TV, catch-up and streaming apps from £8.99/month on a 24-month contract (£9.39 from Dec 2027). Needs Wildanet Full Fibre. No aerial. Streaming apps billed separately.

Stock IPTV hardware is a legal player shell. UK shortlist for 11 Sep 2026: Fire TV Stick 4K Max (Fire OS), Google TV Streamer 4K, NVIDIA SHIELD, Apple TV 4K, Raspberry Pi 5 / LibreELEC, Windows mini PC. Use licensed services or your own library. No pirate playlists or fully loaded boxes.

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.