[jamesbrownuhh]

Distinctly non-trivial. The receiver software is cryptographically signed and is heavily integrated with the conditional access system securing the underlying broadcast.

I'm only aware of one time that a legitimate box was encouraged to run a lightly-patched version of the software, and that involved a JTAG-type attack on a specific model of set top box. I believe that lesson has been learned in current models.

[kuschku]

In Germany, almost no one uses Sky, and those who do, almost completely run patched boxes. It’s even easy to use one single subscription on thousands of boxes at the same time.

(2012)