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Piracy
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FACT action leads to shutdown of 17 piracy operations
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has announced that its actions have resulted in the…
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Saudi Arabia launches appeal into WTO beoutQ ruling and pulls out of Newcastle takeover
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling which…
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UEFA seeks new anti-piracy service provider
Europe’s football governing body UEFA has issued a tender for a new anti-piracy service provider….
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The evolution of piracy in the online era – listen to the latest episode of TV Watch now
The latest episode of TV Watch, a new podcast from Digital TV Europe is now…
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Canal+ hails anti-piracy victory in Rennes
Five individuals responsible for creating and maintaining around 20 pirate sites in France have been…
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Danish high court demands shutdown of pirate broadcaster Rojadirecta
The high court of Denmark has ruled that pirate broadcaster Rojadirecta is illegal and must…
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Saudi Arabia vows to clean up piracy involvement as Newcastle takeover hangs in balance
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has admitted it has a “responsibility” to help tackle…
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Police warn of illegal streaming dangers as Premier League returns
Brits have been warned against using pirate streams by the City of London Police’s Intellectual…
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Europol shuts down global piracy operation with 2 million paying subscribers
European police coordination agency Europol has taken down a pirate streaming operation that was providing…
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British man convicted of selling over £100,000 of illegal streaming devices avoids jail
A British man has been convicted of costing broadcaster Sky £1 million through the sale…
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Moscow court orders removal of three pirate sites in victory for La Liga
Spanish football league La Liga has won a ruling to remove illegal streams from pirate…
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Over half of sports fans watching pirate services
Over half of sports fans in 10 countries watch pirated services at least once a…
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UK government: Premier League must be FTA on return
The English Premier League has been given the go ahead to resume – on the…
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Saudi takeover of Newcastle slammed by beIN Media CEO over history of piracy
Qatari broadcaster beIN Media has publicly come out against the takeover of Newcastle United by…
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Over 700 fake Netflix websites appear in one week as scammers look to exploit pandemic
While streaming services are seeing record viewership as a result of the ongoing global pandemic,…
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Coronavirus crisis provides boost for French SVOD take-up
The coronavirus crisis is giving a significant boost to take up of SVOD services in…
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Sports bodies call on US to keep Saudi Arabia on piracy priority list
FIFA, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), UEFA and a range of US sports bodies have…
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Content piracy prominent in Taiwan with a third of consumers admitting to practice
A third of Taiwanese consumers have actively consumed pirated video content, a new study has…
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Piracy to exceed US$67 billion by 2023
The value of pirate video services accessed by pay TV and non-pay TV consumers has…
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Majority of Indonesian consumers admit to piracy
Nearly two thirds of video consumers in Indonesia have used pirate services. According to a…
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Volia claims victory in piracy case
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has claimed a victory in its ongoing battle against piracy…
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Canal+ Polska fights piracy of new original series
Polish pay TV operator Canal+ Polska said it identified some 2,720 individual sources of piracy…
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Digital TV Europe is hosting a webinar on piracy management
Digital TV Europe will be hosting a webinar on the topic of piracy management with Viaccess-Orca…
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Mediapro welcomes ‘landmark’ piracy sentence
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has welcomed what it describes as a landmark penalty and…
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Video piracy in Russia drops for first time in five years
Content piracy in Russia has showed decline for the first time in five years. According…
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ISD seller jailed and fined US$170,000
In a landmark case, an electronics retailer in Singapore has been convicted of selling illegal…
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Football piracy rampant, with five million Brits admitting to watching illegal streams
Despite efforts from the Premier League to clamp down on piracy, over five million football…
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Premier League pirated by 9% of Brits
The extent of sports piracy has been illustrated by a new study which has found…
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BeIN Media: sports rightsholders face ‘financial cliff’ as piracy destroys market
The “media rights bubble is about to burst for sports”, with the industry “sleep-walking towards…
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Pirate streaming devices on the rise in the Philippines
Over a third (34%) of Fillipino online consumers use illicit streaming devices (ISDs) to view…