Sky Sports Numbers

[rosiew]

Morning All
Does anyone know what the long number is on the right side of the screen when you are watching a football match. Its bugging me what it can be.
Thanks

[Zacs-Master]

It is an anti-piracy measure, it helps Sky track down those people showing live matches illegally.

[sunny-dave]

As Zacs says - it means that if a Sky employee sees a match being shown to the public they can verify the source of the signal & determine whether it is properly licensed.

If you see a Sky match in a pub you should usually see a 'pint glass' symbol on the screen to confirm that it is a legal showing.

[rosiew]

Thanks to both of you that took time out to reply.