File-sharing fraudsters sentenced
Four UK men who ran a file-sharing website which leaked films online – sometimes before they were released in cinemas – have received custodial or suspended sentences. Steven Pegram, Mark…
Study: Half of UK will watch final Game Of Thrones
A study by GlobalWebIndex has revealed that nearly half of UK consumers (48 per cent) intend to watch the final season of Game of Thrones, which begins next month. The…
beIN: AFC “caves in” to Saudi pressure
The news that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had cancelled its MENA TV rights contract with beIN Media on March 12th has prompted Qatar-based beIN to launch a “major international…
UAE jails OSN pirates
A pay-TV pirate has been fined AED 50,000 (about €12,000) and sentenced to 3 months in prison for infringing OSN’s copyrights and intellectual property rights. The dealer was pirating output…
Dutch card sharing pirate convicted
The operator of a Netherlands-based card sharing piracy network has been convicted and sentenced to a conditional six-month prison sentence, with a probation period of three years, and 240 hours…
Number of TAG recertified companies nearly triples
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, today recognised more than a hundred companies for achieving 2019 seal…
Inside Secure closes Verimatrix acquisition
Suggesting the deal creates a software-based security and analytics powerhouse, security solutions specialist Inside Secure has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of content security specialist Verimatrix. According to…
Missing Link champions Moments Worth Paying For
Lionsgate’s animated adventure Missing Link is the latest movie to receive an exclusive trailer as part of pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign, to combat…
Telechips certified for Synamedia 4K CAS
Set-top box System-on-Chip (SoC) provider Telechips has been certified by video software provider Synamedia’s 4K CAS (Conditional Access System) solution. With Synamedia’s 4K CAS certification, Lion will provide customers with…
Anti-piracy blockchain prototype test success
Cloud-based video experience solutions provider Linius Technologies has successfully tested what it claims is the world’s first video blockchain, opening new distribution, protection and monetisation possibilities to the global video…
beIN Media winning major US anti-piracy support
Qatar-based beIN Media Group is gaining increasing support from major sport and entertainment broadcasters in the US for its anti-piracy drive against beoutQ. beoutQ fills 10 channels of mostly beIN…
ACE sues Omniverse for copyright infringement
Members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy – have filed…
La Liga wins against piracy streams in Brazil
Three illegal IPTV platforms in Brazil have been shut down for pirating Spain’s La Liga TV signals. The streaming sites were illegally offering live La Liga matches, attracting more than 1.5…
Study: 1 in 4 Malaysians use ISDs
A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Malaysian consumers has revealed that 25 per cent of consumers use Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs), which can be used to stream…
European anti-piracy initiative from TAG
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry organisation that fights criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, has launched Project Brand Integrity, an initiative to protect European brands…