Some of Europe’s biggest sports leagues, broadcasters and live event operators are urging Brussels to introduce new EU rules to tackle real-time piracy of live content.
Italian authorities have intensified their clampdown on illegal IPTV use, with DAZN, Sky Italia, and Serie A preparing to seek compensation from thousands of viewers.
MultiChoice Zimbabwe has launched a new campaign, DStv ZIMnandi, aimed at curbing cross-border signal piracy and encouraging viewers to switch to locally licensed subscriptions.
The Swedish government is preparing legislation that would make it an offence for consumers to use illegal IPTV services, extending current rules that primarily target distributors.
Italian authorities have dismantled a large-scale digital piracy network in an operation coordinated by prosecutors in Catania, eight arrests.
An elderly couple from Bavaria is standing trial in Landshut, accused of orchestrating a large-scale piracy scheme that allegedly defrauded pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland of more than €4.4 million.
rgentine authorities have arrested the alleged founder of Al Ángulo TV, a notorious illegal sports streaming platform.
German investigators have struck a significant blow against illegal IPTV operations, arresting suspects, seizing servers, and confiscating assets worth around €500,000.
A man who pocketed £300,000 through the operation of an illegal streaming service before he fled the country, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Spanish LALIGA clubs are losing between €600 and €700 million a year as a result of online piracy, according to LALIGA president Javier Tebas.
Piracy has become normalised for four out of ten adult Italians who now consume unlicensed services.
MultiChoice has run a four-day anti-piracy training and enforcement operation in Malawi, the first stage of a long-term initiative to combat piracy and protect the creative economy in the South East Africa country.
