A man from Birmingham who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months.

A man in Wolverhampton has been arrested on suspicion of selling an illegal streaming service.

A man and woman sentenced for offences connected to the supply of illegal subscriptions for streaming services involving more than £700,000. 

Two brothers who ran an illegal streaming operation that offered subscriptions to Sky have been jailed.

According to EUIPO data, millions of EU citizens access or stream sports content from illegal online sources while fake sports equipment cost manufacturers €850 million per year.

The Global TV Group recently released an updated version of its survey of how television is consumed around the world. The figures show that despite the rise of digital alternatives, traditional television remains attractive and attracts viewers with its diverse range of content.

Czech viewers spent an average of 3 hours and 25 minutes in front of the screen every day last year. This was almost the same as before the onset of the covid-19 pandemic.

Anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says it has shut down Extreme-down, which it says is France’s second most popular illegal streaming and direct download site.