Google could be made to compensate La Liga, Telefónica and Mediapro as a result of La Liga football matches broadcast via illegal app, New Play, which sells advertising. Representatives of Google Ireland and Google Commerce Limited have been summoned to testify in court as Google is alleged to make a share of the ad revenue […]

Sky has accused Amazon of not doing enough to stop piracy of its sports rights via so-called ‘jailbroken’ Fire Sticks. Sky’s group COO, Nick Herm, said that illegal viewing of its subscription content, which includes Premier League football, Formula 1 and boxing, was costing “hundreds of millions of dollars” and “about half” was through manipulated […]

Audiovisual Piracy continues to impact the entertainment industry, affecting both content creators and cultural industries. As digital access grows, piracy methods evolve, posing new challenges. According to BB Media, audiovisual piracy trends in Latin America increased significantly in 2023, and during 2024 it maintained a penetration of over 40 per cent among internet-connected households – equivalent to […]

Sports streaming platform DAZN has threatened not to pay part of the due sums to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), citing growing Ligue 1 football piracy. The LFP has urged an emergency meeting of its administration board. This week, DAZN is scheduled to pay the fourth contracted instalment in a deal signed in summer […]

Every year, online piracy costs rights holders around the world billions of dollars. In Sweden, the issue has not received much attention until now, with the Swedish government announcing an enquiry into the matter, citing the fact that Sweden is one of the EU countries where the problem is the biggest. “We want as many […]

At the beginning of 2024, the Swedish government initiated an investigation which aims to review the national film policy. Now, the government has decided on an additional directive for the ongoing investigation. The additional directive includes analysing the need for, and conditions under which, a ban on private individuals that use illegal streaming could be […]

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has expressed serious concerns regarding Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy initiative. Under the initiative, copyright holders can flag suspected piracy websites to the Italian media regulator (AgCom), which orders Internet providers to block user access to those sites within 30 minutes. While ostensibly designed to combat online copyright […]

Italy’s anti-piracy initiative, Piracy Shield, has blocked thousands of illegal streaming websites, but has not led to a rise in subscribers for legitimate platforms. Data from Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom), which oversees the blocking system, shows viewership and subscriber numbers for DAZN remained stagnant in 2024. Brian Turnbow, CEO of CDLAN Italy, a cloud and […]

UEFA has welcomed the international anti-piracy operation led by the Republic of Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior, with key support from the law enforcement agencies of the Italian Republic and the Republic of Croatia, as well as Europol and Eurojust. Operation Kratos, carried out in summer 2024 against the background of major sporting events such […]

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, is expanding its business intelligence services with a new team headed by former KPMG anti-piracy expert, Dave Gilmore, who will become its new VP of Intelligence. Gilmore will spearhead a new team of data, cyber and intelligence analysts. This team will enhance FMTS’ ability to identify and […]