IPTV Seller Exasperates Judge, Digs Himself a $1m Hole, Keeps on Digging
In March 2021, DISH Network filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against pirate IPTV provider ChitramTV, demanding $31 million in damages….
In March 2021, DISH Network filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against pirate IPTV provider ChitramTV, demanding $31 million in damages….
Top-tier Spanish football league LaLiga has been waging war against pirate sites and services for the past several years. In…
Some players in the pirate IPTV market view subscription sales as little more than a side hustle, one that brings…
When users of popular IPTV provider SmoothStreams.tv began reporting issues with the service mid-July, few could’ve predicted events to follow….
When several major studios filed a copyright lawsuit against PrimeWire last year, it shouldn’t have come as much of a…
After gaining serious momentum over the past seven years, the pirate IPTV phenomenon is now a major challenge for the…
In April 2020, Columbia Pictures, Amazon Content Services, Disney Enterprises, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, plus three companies owned by…
Over the past two decades, pirate sites and services frequented by millions of users have been shut down following legal…
Starting in the early part of the last decade, large numbers of technically-minded individuals began selling piracy-configured set-top boxes to…
In September 2021, U.S. broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court targeting two sets of…
This September, TorrentFreak was provided with information relating to Marvel Streams UK, a pirate IPTV service that suddenly disappeared in…
Selling piracy-configured set-top boxes or subscriptions that enables access to pirated TV streams can lead to both civil and criminal…
US broadcaster DISH Network has a reputation for chasing down anyone involved in piracy of its content. From large IPTV…
Following more than a year of legal action, DISH Network has booked yet another big money win against yet another…
Rightsholders seeking to crack down on pirate streaming services in the UK can do so under civil and criminal law…
Early September, Swedish anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) reported on a trial that took place at the specialist Patent and…
After winning three lawsuits against three pirate streaming sites, earlier this year a coalition of Israel-based media companies obtained an…
As the battle against pirate IPTV services continues, beIN Media Group today announced early success in new legal action. The…
For more than 15 years, most piracy headlines in Sweden had some connection to The Pirate Bay. Perhaps anti-piracy groups…
Publicizing the closure of a big pirate service, the arrest of its operators, and the seizure of their assets, is…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network, Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. The case focused on…
In April 2022, several Hollywood studios and Netflix won an injunction to shut down PrimeWire, a long-standing illegal streaming site…
DISH Network’s campaign against the pirate IPTV ecosystem is large but also unique. Anyone involved, from the biggest fish to…
Pirate IPTV services disappear on a regular basis but when SmoothStreams.tv ran into trouble mid-July, there were ominous signs that…
The world of pirate streaming and IPTV services is one of intrigue. Like the internet itself, it’s a web of…
There are many options for those seeking a cheap pirate IPTV package but it’s rare for any single provider to…
In the content protection arena, the term ‘whac-a-mole’ is known all too well. When pirates or their links appear in…
In September 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court. It targeted two sets…
DISH Network, Sling TV and technology partner Nagrastar are keeping their feet firmly on the gas in their mission to…
When video and broadcasting companies take on their pirate site competitors it’s only natural that once they have their day…
In many countries around Europe, pirate IPTV services, suppliers and resellers have become primary targets for entertainment industry groups. These…
When United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication won copyright lawsuits against three pirate streaming sites in…
In August 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network plus Sling and NagraStar sued pirate IPTV service Nitro TV. According to the…
This April, United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication (all members of Israel-based anti-piracy group Zira) won…
In September 2019, the IPTV market was thrown into turmoil following a huge law enforcement operation in Europe. Italy’s Guardia…
After suing the operators of pirate IPTV service SetTV in 2018, the very same year broadcaster DISH Network walked away…
Late April, three copyright lawsuits filed by United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication ended in victory…
Over a period of more than 10 years, companies run by businessman Steven King found ways to utilize copyrighted content…
In dozens of countries around the world, copyright holders have the ability to take legal action to compel ISPs to…
In December 2021, movie and TV giants Universal, Disney, Paramount, Warner and Columbia, plus Netflix, Amazon, Apple and several other…
In 2018, top-tier Spanish football league LaLiga caused widespread uproar with a clever yet intrusive anti-piracy tool. In common with…
As part of its endless quest to disrupt the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content, in March 2021 Dutch anti-piracy group…
Most suppliers, sellers and resellers in the pirate IPTV space face an interesting conundrum. On one hand, being unsuccessful dramatically…
In the final season of Breaking Bad, Walt and Skyler White are seen gazing at a huge quantity of banded…
Earlier this year, producer and cinema investor Moshe Edery fired warning shots across the bows of Mastercard, Visa and American…
In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV. The defendants were eventually ordered to pay…
Last December, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued PrimeWire, one of the most recognizable pirate streaming sites of…
In November 2019, the US federal government shut down IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, aka ‘Omi in a…
Sports leagues and their TV broadcasting partners all over Europe are working hard to combat the supply and sale of…
On September 11, 2018, following an investigation and referral by the Federation Against Copyright Theft, two people were arrested in…