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Scams, malware, explicit content on 92% of illegal streaming sites

April 30, 2021 10.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Football fans across Europe trying to watch the EFL Cup Final or major clashes across the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga for free are likely to have been exposed to a sophisticated Bitcoin scam targeted at gaining financial details, various different types of malware and mobile app scams.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research, Streaming Tagged With: illegal streaming, Kelvin Murray, Webroot Edited: 30 April 2021 10:11

Illegal streaming: ACE secures injunction against Omniverse

November 14, 2019 10.55 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has obtained a consent judgment and permanent injunction against Omniverse One World Television in the federal district court for the Central District of California.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: illegal streaming Edited: 14 November 2019 10:55

German Sky pay-TV pirates receive suspended sentences

February 5, 2019 23.27 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In a court case regarding the illegal streaming of pay-TV channels from Sky Deutschland over the internet, three of the four defendants have been sentenced to between eight months and two years in prison for computer fraud.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, TV Tagged With: illegal streaming, Piracy, Sky Deutschland Edited: 7 February 2019 10:15

Vodafone D blocks access to illegal streaming portal

February 12, 2018 16.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone Deutschland has started preventing the internet customers on its cable network from accessing illegal German streaming portal Kinox.to.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Streaming Tagged With: Constantin Film, copyright, illegal streaming, Kinox, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: 13 February 2018 19:24

Premier League wins injunction against Dutch hosting provider

January 29, 2018 08.36 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The Dutch District Court in The Hague has ordered internet hosting provider Ecatel to stop providing any services that facilitate the viewing of illegal streams of Premier League football, and could face a fine of up to €1.5 million if it refuses to do so.

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: Ecatel, illegal streaming, injunction, Piracy, Premier League, The Netherlands Edited: 10 February 2018 19:03

Dutch police seizes illegal streaming boxes

August 29, 2017 09.03 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The police in the Dutch city of The Hague has seized 245 illegal media players in a store, acting after a complaint from anti-piracy organisation Brein.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Brein, illegal streaming, police, The Netherlands, Tim Kuik Edited: 29 August 2017 09:18

Sky Deutschland pirate ordered by court to pay damages

May 22, 2017 09.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In a civil proceeding, the district court of Hamburg ordered the operator of an illegal streaming platform for Sky Deutschland content, Stream4u.tv, and its technical service provider to pay damages of over €18,000.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Streaming, TV Tagged With: court, damages, illegal streaming, Piracy, Sky Deutschland Edited: 22 May 2017 09:52

RTL International surrenders to piracy

February 15, 2017 11.10 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will close down its international pay-TV channel RTL International on May 31, 2017, arguing that it had little chance against illegal streaming sites.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, Top Story, TV Tagged With: closure, illegal streaming, Piracy, RTL International Edited: 16 February 2017 09:28

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