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Pubs fined for illegal Sky use

Following successful legal action taken by Sky, licensees in the Scottish towns of Coatbridge and Doune have been found to be infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in their premises. Sky sought and was awarded permanent interdicts in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, which prevents the licensees and anyone acting on their […]

June 23, 2017By Colin Mann

3 sentenced in multi-million IP fraud

Three men have been sentenced at Inner London Crown Court for providing illegal access to copyrighted content such as films, music, books and games which cost the industry more than £2.5 million (€2.84m). This follows a four-year investigation by the City of London Police and intellectual property protection organisation FACT. Eric Brooks, 43, from Bolton, […]

June 23, 2017By Colin Mann

Deadpool Facebook piracy arrest

A man in Central California has been arrested by federal authorities after he allegedly illegally uploaded the Marvel film Deadpool just eight days after its February 2016 release. Authorities said Trevon Maurice Franklin’s uplink to Facebook allowed more than 5 million people to watch it for free. The FBI has arrested the 21-year-old Fresno man, […]

June 15, 2017By Colin Mann

CJEU: ISPs may have to block Pirate Bay

Sweden based Pirate Bay may have to amend its file-sharing after Europe’s supreme court said it may be breaking copyright rules by helping users download films, TV shows and music for free. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said Pirate Bay’s role as a host meant it may be liable for […]

June 14, 2017

LatAm set for pay-TV growth

Research from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017 – a global research programme for senior pay-TV executives that examines the state of pay-TV innovations and strategies that will drive the next phase of growth for pay-TV operators – in TV, OTT and adjacent businesses, suggests that Latin America will see substantial pay-TV growth, driven by economic […]

June 14, 2017

Entertainment giants form anti-piracy alliance

Thirty leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies from around the world have launched the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy. The worldwide members of ACE are Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ […]

June 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Survey: US consumers distrusting digital platforms

American consumers are worried that digital platforms are being overrun by ‘bad actors’ and want these digital leaders to take a more hands-on approach to combatting them, according to research from advocacy group the Digital Citizens Alliance. In a survey of more than 1,200 people, DCA researchers found

June 9, 2017By Colin Mann

Report: OTT transforming N. American pay-TV

Evolving consumer expectations and habits, along with a significant increase in on-demand content consumption, pricing pressures driven by new OTT offerings and simplified access to pirated streaming services, are driving a major transformation in the North American pay-TV industry, according to the first wave of findings from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017, a global research […]

June 8, 2017

Film and TV piracy cost Italy €686m in 2016

Film and TV piracy in Italy cost the entertainment industry €686 million in 2016, according to an Ipsos study for the Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (FAPAV). The phenomenon involves an estimated 20 million Italians, or 39 per cent of adults and 51 per cent of adolescents. The study estimates that […]

June 6, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

CASBAA applauds piracy takedowns

Tens of thousands of consumers of illegal TV services in Asia have lost their connections in recent weeks, as enforcement action against networks operating through illicit streaming devices (ISDs) picks up speed. Asian regional pay-TV association CASBAA has applauded recent police actions in Thailand and Malaysia, which resulted in takedowns and arrests of operators of […]

June 5, 2017By Colin Mann