Piracy Shield: Pirate IPTV Killer Goes Live, No Casualties to Report….Yet
When Italian lawmakers finally passed new law in the summer designed to crack down on pirate IPTV providers once and…
When Italian lawmakers finally passed new law in the summer designed to crack down on pirate IPTV providers once and…
With few signs that public appetite for cheap but illegal streaming services will subside anytime soon, law enforcement agencies all…
In recent years, rightsholders in Sweden have reported significantly increased consumption of pirate IPTV services, and law enforcement’s inability to…
News that Sky had won a new High Court injunction to tackle pirate IPTV services first appeared in the Financial…
While premium IPTV services have built a reputation for beating legal platforms on both selection and price, they also cost…
According to data published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics, UK residents made 15.6 million visits to Spain in…
Popular pirate IPTV service Beast TV built one of the most recognizable brands the illicit sector had even seen. That…
An announcement by Spain’s National Police (Policía Nacional) this morning was in many respects nothing out of the ordinary. In…
Across the globe, law enforcement and copyright holder groups are teaming up to tackle online piracy of all shapes and…
Authorities and rightsholders in Brazil appear determined to disrupt, restrict, or completely deny access to the illegal TV market enjoyed…
The all-round pirate IPTV ‘product’ widely available today was relatively unknown just a decade ago. When acceptable quality, capacity, presentation,…
While the continued proliferation of cheap albeit illegal pirate IPTV subscriptions is a problem for Sky, the broadcaster’s engagement with…
In response to constant claims by Italy’s multi-billion euro football and broadcasting sectors, that pirate IPTV services were “killing football”…
When Italy’s pirate IPTV blocking system eventually gets off the ground, it’s possible that up to hundreds of thousands of…
In the absence of sudden momentous events, shaping entrenched public opinion requires astute calculations and considerable patience, built on a…
The Italian government, lawmakers, telecoms regulator AGCOM, broadcasters, and football leagues invested considerable resources to get new law over the…
Following a request by the Office of the United States Trade Representative for stakeholders to identify so-called ‘notorious markets’ involved…
When Italy passed new law on July 14, authorizing widespread internet blocking and harsher punishments for pirates who supply or…
The theory that “nobody likes a snitch” depends heavily on individual circumstances, motivation, and who stands to benefit. Whistleblowers, on…
Even if you’ve been streaming movies and TV for years, you may be confused about IPTV (Internet Protocol Television). You…
When companies want to increase sales of their products, marketing teams work extremely hard to ensure that the target audience…
In a press release published on Thursday, global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment celebrated action by Taiwanese Police…
Live TV, sports, and movie fans in Greece enjoy their entertainment as much as their fellow Europeans. They also complain…
Despite widespread publicity and overt campaigns warning of the criminal consequences, there’s still no shortage of people prepared to openly…
An event organized by Spanish football league LaLiga took place at the Museum of Arts and Sciences of Valencia yesterday….
When Italy passed new law on July 14, many believed that when the new Serie A football season began on…
Anyone who uses the internet today should already be aware that privacy is all but non-existent. The quid pro quo…
Following intense pressure from rightsholders for lawmakers to sign off on tough legislation to block pirate IPTV services in Italy,…
When RARBG suddenly ended its operations at the end of May 2023, the absence of notice coupled with the immediate…
The recent release of The Pirates vs The Premier League podcast series was a great opportunity to hear fresh voices…
It’s hard to say how many times the movie, music, and more recently live sports industries have survived imminent piracy-inflicted…
ISP blocking injunctions that aim to prevent regular internet users from accessing pirate sites are heavily utilized by the largest…
Over the past few weeks, football organizations and broadcasters around Europe have been obtaining and/or renewing permission to block access…
In recent years, many people have canceled their expensive cable subscriptions, opting to use cheaper Internet TV instead. Those who…
In July 2021, U.S. broadcaster DISH Network and subsidiary Sling TV filed a copyright lawsuit in a Texas district court…
The Internet is littered with shady IPTV services that offer a lot, for very little money. These deals often seem…
Copyright infringement lawsuits against pirate IPTV providers and those accused of assisting them, usually have a few common elements. To…
Last week the Financial Times reported that UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky had obtained a novel blocking injunction at the High…
Filed in February 2022, a DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit demanded $32.5m in damages from UK-based CDN company DataCamp. The…
For more than a decade, Sky has found its ISP division named as a respondent in injunction applications filed at…
In October 2021 when DISH Network filed yet another lawsuit against a pair of IPTV sellers in the United States,…
Unanimously approved by the Chamber of Deputies back in March and then unanimously approved by the Senate earlier this month,…
French football club Paris Saint-Germain holds the record for purchasing the two most expensive players in the world; Neymar for…
In January 2023, the Alliance Against Pay Television Piracy (Allianz) welcomed Jorge Bacaloni as the organization’s new president. Bacaloni is…
Three-ish plus decades ago, telecoms companies were best known for installing analog telephones in people’s homes and sending paper bills…
In February 2022, U.S. broadcaster DISH Network filed a $32.5m lawsuit against DataCamp, claiming that the UK-based CDN company failed…
Millions of passionate Italian football fans, gorging on limitless top-tier matches for the price of a beer each week, was…
In recent years, many people have canceled their expensive cable subscriptions, opting to use cheaper Internet TV instead. While there…
Italian authorities are reporting that officers of the Special Privacy Protection and Technological Fraud Unit of the Guardia di Finanza…
The World Cup only takes place every four years so when the opportunity to see the world’s best players arrived…