Ukrainian authorities have broken up a pirate operation in the capital, Kiev, estimated to have lost TV rights holders UAH1.5 million (€48,000).
Belgian ISPs agree to block 450 ‘pirate’ domains
Thee three main Belgian ISPs Proximus, Telenet and VOO are joining with right holders and are now blocking 33 websites and 450 domains on copyright grounds.
£45,000 fine for illegally distributing Sky Sports
A man has been ordered to pay £45,000 in fines and damages for the illegal distribution of Sky Sports.
GfK: Modest piracy decrease in Spain
The value of illegal accesses to illegal content in Spain amounted to €21.899 billion in 2017. This represented a decrease of 6% compared to 2016 and an accumulated decrease of […]
Pirate movie site 123Movies announces shutdown
Pirate streaming site 123movies, also known as 123movieshub and GoMovies, has announced its shutdown.
Jail sentences for four Liberty Land administrators
The criminal court in the French city of Rennes has sentenced four men, aged between 29 and 36, who were the administrators of Liberty Land, a site that provided links […]
Six arrested in streaming piracy raid in Spain
Europol and the Spanish Police have arrested six individuals in a big hit to illegal streaming TV networks, that were offered at over 14,000 points of sale.
The Netherlands: Dramatic drop in pirated downloads
During the past five years, the percentage of people in The Netherlands that are watching illegal downloads has gone down from 41% in 2013 to 24% this year.
Spanish police close 23 pirate websites
Spain’s La Guardia Civil has blocked 23 pirate websites that provided copyrighted content over P2P networks.
Myra Moore: Do we know from where cord cutters are watching TV?
What if the common belief that the losses in traditional pay TV subscribers are due to mainstream video streaming services is wrong? Or, that belief is an oversimplification of a […]