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 […]
Online piracy continues to be a major problem for rightsholders, especially those who rely on exclusive live streaming content. This challenge is worsened by dedicated sharing communities on Telegram, Discord, and elsewhere, which can be harder to spot. To tackle this, the Czech anti-piracy company Warezio is offering the public rewards for snitching on pirates through […]
Ahead of next month’s Super Bowl LX, which NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service hopes will be its largest-ever live viewership (along with the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy), there is growing concern about the rise in streaming sites offering illegal access to live sports. A 2025 study found that 69% of sports fans in the United […]
LALIGA and Telefónica Audiovisual Digital (TAD) say they have judicial backing requiring NordVPN and ProtonVPN to prevent access from Spain to IP addresses where illegal transmissions of LaLiga matches have been verified. In a statement, the companies describe the precautionary measures from Commercial Court No. 1 of Córdoba as dynamic, with no right of appeal, allowing […]
Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police has arrested 4 people and seized 10 servers in Manchester as part of an investigation into a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming service. Officers executed warrants last week, confiscating servers and associated equipment valued at around £75,000 each, with total seizures exceeding £750,000 (€866,000). The investigation […]
A Spanish court has sentenced those behind the Servicio-IPTV group to prison terms of up to 3 years for intellectual property offences linked to the illegal sale of pay-TV signals, including access to Movistar+. According to Eleconomista, the Provincial Court of Malaga ordered the permanent closure of the services servicio-iptv, servicioiptvccam and servicioiptvpremium, after finding […]
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has contacted more than 1,000 people across the UK, warning them to stop using illegal TV streaming services or risk prosecution. FACT said the emails and texts follow investigations carried out with police forces nationwide and form part of its wider effort to raise awareness of the risks linked […]
The Paris Judicial Court has issued 2 rulings in favour of the LFP (French Professional Football League) and LFP Media, extending efforts to block illegal streaming of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. The decisions, issued December 18, cover the blocking of websites and IPTV services unlawfully carrying the matches, and also target tools used to […]
The grey area in various forms has accompanied the distribution of digital content from the very beginning. One of the leading technology managers spoke to Broadband TV News about this long-standing problem, which is now “exploding”. The interview, which was published a few days ago onBroadband TV News, warns of a dramatic increase in piracy, which has […]
