The Suicide Squad illegal streaming warning
In advance of the much-awaited cinema release July 30th of superhero movie The Suicide Squad, Liz Bales, CEO of consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness, has warned…
Illegal streaming service arrest
A West Mercia police operation working closely with UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT have arrested a man in the western England town of Shrewsbury in connection with suspected illegal…
StarHub anti-piracy incentive
Effective July 24th, Singaporean multiplay operator StarHub will grant a total of S$120 (€75) to each customer willing to part ways with pirate set-top boxes that may not be in…
Kurupt FM crew anti-piracy message
They may be fictional garage legends and pioneers behind pirate-radio station Kurupt FM, but the stars of People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, have a few words to say…
Illegal sports streaming warning
Ahead of a busy weekend for televised sport, with not all events available free-to-air in the UK, Kieron Sharp, CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT has warned on the…
Study: Low digital ad fraud when standards maintained
The third annual benchmark study of ad fraud in Europe from The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity and strengthen brand safety in the…
Delhi court restrains illegal Olympics broadcasts
The Delhi High Court has restrained the unauthorised broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics by rogue websites, multi-system operators and local cable operators in India. The court has directed ISPs to…
NAGRA welcomes Operation 404 progress
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has declared it is proud to be working with Latin American anti-piracy association Alianza once again in leveraging its anti-piracy capabilities to…
RKKVC, Redge invest in Vestigit
OTT and edge computing specialist Redge Technologies and Polish private venture capital fund RKKVC have invested 2 million Zloty (€436,000) in Vestigit, a Polish start-up originating from Wrocław University of…
GeoGuard protects SHIFT72 high-value content
Fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions specialist GeoComply has confirmed that streaming platform SHIFT72 has integrated the GeoGuard VPN and proxy detection solution better to protect its customers’ high-value, territorially-restricted content…
Report: Italy sees drop in piracy
After a sharp increase of audiovisual piracy during lockdown, Italy has now seen a significant drop in such acts that are in line with pre-Covid data. According to a study…
Study: Mobile app video fraud up 50% YoY
Digital media measurement, data and analytic software platform DoubleVerify (DV) has released its 2021 Global Insights Report, an annual study on the current state of digital media quality and performance.…
Premier League pirate jailed
A UK man who ran an operation offering illegal access to Premier League football has been jailed for 16 months. Paul Faulkner appeared in front of Liverpool Crown Court in…
Gabon pirate satellite broadcaster condemned
In a joint statement, beIN SPORTS, Canal+ International, Gabon Télévision, LaLiga, the Motion Picture Association, Startimes, Thema, TNT Africa and UEFA have condemned the illegal broadcasting by Gabon satellite operator…
Poirier vs McGregor illegal streaming warning
In advance of the Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor UFC 264 fight on July 10th, Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection body FACT, has warned of the dangers…
GeoComply consolidates business branding
In a move better to leverage its location fraud detection technology, fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions provider GeoComply Solutions has consolidated its iGaming, streaming media and fintech businesses under one…