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Game of Thrones retains “most pirated show”

Game of Thrones has won the dubious award of the most pirated show of 2017.  The HBO production was officially the most illegally streamed show for the sixth consecutive year, according to data from TorrentFreak. The show beat The Walking Dead and The Flash, which came in second and third respectively. The Big Bang Theory […]

January 2, 2018

UEFA granted illicit streaming injunction

UEFA, the governing body of European football, has been granted a UK High Court injunction aimed at tackling illicit streaming of matches. Mr Justice Arnold made an order against the six main retail internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK (British Telecommunications PLC, EE Limited, Plusnet PLC, Sky UK Limited, TalkTalk Telecom Limited and Virgin […]

January 2, 2018By Colin Mann

Jail terms for Hong Kong pirates

Three offenders involved in a Hong Kong piracy syndicate which circumvented pay-TV channels have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 21 to 27 months. The case stemmed from action in 2014 by Hong Kong Customs authorities, who raided four residential premises, a warehouse and a commercial electronics retail outlet, arresting nine people and seizing 38 […]

December 28, 2017By Colin Mann

SDL predicts AI will create content in 2018

SDL, a specialist in global content creation, management, translation and delivery, has revealed its Five Future States of Content, a series of disruptive content trends for brands to watch in 2018. With content at the heart of every customer journey, SDL predicts content will hit a new dimension of organsational importance, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]

December 20, 2017

Irdeto identifies 2018 cyber-security trends

Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has published its annual predictions looking at the content delivery and security trends in media and entertainment for 2018. The e-book, Disruptive Technologies, Consolidation and Cybersecurity: 2018 Trends in the Connected World, features commentary from multiple Irdeto and industry thought leaders. Topics include the growing competition from OTT […]

December 20, 2017

Facebook reinforces commitment to transparency

Facebook has released its Transparency Report, previously called the Government Requests Report, for the first half of 2017. For the first time, it is expanding the report beyond government requests to provide data regarding reports from rights holders related to intellectual property (IP) — covering copyright, trademark, and counterfeit. The report also includes the same […]

December 19, 2017By Colin Mann

EU agencies claim IP enforcement success

Intensive cooperation and coordination between enforcement authorities at EU level has led to the seizure of millions of fake and possibly harmful products and has helped to take down several transnational criminal networks. At the forefront of this cooperation is the Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition (IPC3), set up within the current structure of Europol, […]

December 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Crimestoppers targets illegal streaming devices

UK crime reporting and awareness initiative Crimestoppers has launched a campaign warning of the dangers of illegally modified streaming devices. “Advances in technology have allowed us to enjoy on-screen entertainment in more ways than ever before, with ever increasing amounts of exciting and original content. However, some people are avoiding paying for this content by […]

December 11, 2017By Colin Mann

French police halt Artv.Watch pirate

French police have arrested the individual – reportedly a 16-year-old schoolboy – behind illegal TV streaming website and mobile app Artv.Watch. The site allowed users to watch 176 channels – many of them subscription channels – for free. This included content from Canal+, France Télévisions, TF1, M6, Paramount, Disney and Fox as well as various sport […]

December 8, 2017From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Study: TAG certification cuts ad fraud by 83%

According to the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, the use of TAG Certified distribution channels for digital advertising reduced the level of fraud by more than 83 per cent from the broader industry average. Among the findings of the study conducted by […]

December 8, 2017