The Swedish government is preparing legislation that would make it an offence for consumers to use illegal IPTV services, extending current rules that primarily target distributors. According to Swedish press reports, an inquiry commissioned by the Ministry of Culture recommends fines for private individuals who stream unlicensed content, alongside tougher penalties of up to six […]
Italian authorities have dismantled a large-scale digital piracy network in an operation coordinated by prosecutors in Catania, resulting in eight arrests and exposing more than 900,000 users nationwide. The blitz, codenamed Gotha 2, was carried out by the Catania Public Prosecutor’s Office alongside the Postal Police and national cybersecurity teams. It targeted a highly structured organisation accused […]
An elderly couple from Bavaria is standing trial in Landshut, accused of orchestrating a large-scale piracy scheme that allegedly defrauded pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland of more than €4.4 million. According to a report by German newspaper BILD, Sergej M. (68), an electromechanic, and his wife Valentina (70), a shop assistant, are charged with serious joint computer fraud in 4,611 […]
FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) and its partners have conducted an enforcement operation addressing Irish retail outlets involved in providing access to illegal TV streaming services. FACT teams, together with Sky, delivered legal notices to 15 shops and resellers across nine counties: Kerry, Louth, Laois, Mayo, Donegal, Kilkenny, Wexford, Meath, and Cavan. The targeted businesses […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and DAZN’s anti-piracy team have shut down Calcio which streamed unlicensed content from its base in Moldova. The operator of the service agreed to cease operations after being approached by the ACE-DAZN team. Calcio drew more than 123 million visits in the past 12 months across 134 domains. […]
In a sweeping move against digital piracy, Argentine authorities have arrested the alleged founder of Al Ángulo TV, a notorious illegal sports streaming platform that had gained massive popularity across Latin America. The suspect, known online as Shishi, was detained at his home in Paraná, Entre Ríos, where police uncovered a fully equipped tech lab used to operate […]
With a string of new TV deals for the 2025/26 season, LaLiga is renewing its commitment to combat audiovisual piracy, which it says presents the biggest threat to the sports and entertainment industry. LaLiga is urging sports fans to watch coverage through legal channels – in the UK this means Disney+ and Premier Sports. Spanish football […]
A new report by Enders Analysis has said industrial theft of live sports broadcasts is providing a direct threat to profitability for broadcasters and streamers. ‘Video piracy: Big tech is clearly unwilling to address the problem’ concludes that DRM systems provided by Microsoft and Google for 20 years are now in steep decline. “Big tech is […]
A man from Birmingham who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months.
The sports streaming sites, Methstreams and Crackstreams, have been suspended, presumably for copyright infringement.
ACE has announced the shutdown of a live sports piracy ring based in Vietnam and viewed extensively throughout the world.
In a two-week enforcement operation, FACT and police targeted 30 suppliers of illegal IPTV services.
