City of London Police have seized more than £1.2 million worth of equipment after shutting down a major illegal streaming data centre in Farnborough. The operation was led by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), working with Sky, and disrupted thousands of illicit streams across the UK. Police said the data centre hosted clusters of […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has welcomed a ruling by the Paris Judicial Court against subscription-sharing platform Spliiit. The ruling centres on Spliiit’s role in creating a marketplace for streaming subscriptions. The court found the company facilitated the resale of access to services including Apple TV+, Disney+ and Netflix by connecting subscribers with third parties, a practice […]
Illegal access to free-TV or pay-TV livestreams caused an estimated €2.4bn in economic damage in Germany last year, according to a new study published by industry association VAUNET. The figure represents a 33% increase compared with the previous assessment in 2022, despite ongoing technical protections, court action and public‑awareness efforts. The report, compiled by consultancy Goldmedia, estimates […]
The UK High Court has reportedly approved a new “omnibus” site-blocking order allowing rightsholders to move more quickly against piracy services that change domains or branding to evade enforcement. The order, welcomed by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), is designed to reduce the need for repeated court applications each time pirate operators switch websites or launch […]
Italian authorities have dismantled a major streaming piracy operation centred on an application known as CINEMAGOAL, in a case that investigators say resulted in an estimated €300 million in losses to broadcasters and streaming platforms including Sky, DAZN, Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify. The investigation, led by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza and prosecutors in Bologna, targeted what police […]
French regulator Arcom has published new guidance and model agreements designed to strengthen cooperation between sports rights holders and technical intermediaries in the fight against online piracy. The documents are aimed at improving exchanges with search engines, alternative DNS services and VPN providers, as France continues efforts to make blocking and delisting measures faster and […]
European Media Company’s Commitment to ACE Emphasizes Shared Commitment to Protecting IP and Supporting Creative Economy The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading anti-piracy coalition, today announced that Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has joined the coalition, strengthening ACE’s global network. CME, a leading media and entertainment company operating across Central and Eastern […]
German football association DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and sports streaming service DAZN have obtained a court injunction ordering the blocking of illegal streaming site livetv.sx in Germany. The ruling targets what the parties call the largest illegal sports streaming platform in the German market, active for more than 13 years and responsible for a significant share of […]
Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled Kodispain, one of the main platforms accused of providing unauthorised access to live LaLiga football matches. The operation followed a complaint from LaLiga and Telefónica, as the Spanish authorities continue to take enforcement action against illegal sports streaming. According to the Guardia Civil, the network distributed instructions, manuals and links to live […]
One of Europe’s largest illegal IPTV operations has been dealt a major blow after Spain’s National Court convicted the operators of an international piracy network that distributed films, TV channels and live football. The ruling includes prison terms, multi-million euro fines and compensation, and has been described by rightsholders as one of the biggest anti-piracy judgments […]
Fastly and LaLiga have teamed up to develop new technology aimed at tackling illegal streaming of live sports. The collaboration focuses on real-time detection and removal of pirated streams, with LaLiga estimating piracy costs its clubs between $700 million (€645 million) and $800 million (€735 million) annually. The two companies began working together in 2025, […]
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) says 2 million people in France are watching Ligue 1 through illegal streams, as new figures highlight the growing scale of sports piracy in the market. Details released at a conference organised by the Association for the Protection of Sports Programmes (APPS) showed Ligue 1 is now the most pirated […]
