The Moscow City Court has approved an application by the Gazprom-Media channels TNT, TV-3, 2×2 and Super to have the illegal distribution of their content on the Yandex video search […]
TV piracy causing €700m in damage in Germany per year
1.9 million people in Germany regularly use illegal live TV signals, causing a loss of more than €430 million per year for media companies.
French Ligue 1 demands end of pirate beoutQ broadcasts on Arabsat
The main French football league, Ligue de Football Professional, has condemned the illegal broadcast piracy of opening games of Ligue 1 by Saudi Arabia-based beoutQ and escalates the theft of […]
Jail for man who pirated Sky content
A man found guilty of selling illicit streaming devices pre-loaded with premium content has been sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Digital Piracy: Man sentenced to 16 months in prison
An individual has been sentenced to 16 months in prison having been found guilty of selling illicit streaming devices pre-loaded with premium content.
Saudi pirate beoutQ steals opening football games
Saudi pirate broadcaster beoutQ has ‘stolen’ the opening games of Premier League and Ligue 1 from the official licence holder BeIn Sports.
Irdeto: Criminals profit with stolen OTT credentials
Hundreds of stolen login details for popular OTT services are available every month on the dark web for an average of only $8.81, potentially putting consumers at risk and impacting […]
Digital IPTV pirate pays £50,000 in damages
Luke Skinner has received a court order against him having been found to be selling IPTV subscriptions and pre-loaded illicit streaming devices on Facebook Marketplace.
Brein orders Kodi repository XvBMC-NL to close
At the end of July, the Dutch developer/manager Z ceased his Kodi repository XvBMC-NL after the bailiff served a summons from Brein.
Research: Global web piracy on the rise
Consumers who prefer piracy over legal video sites are ensuring that peer-to-peer (P2P) piracy continues to be the major method of accessing illegal copies of movies and TV shows.