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ACE shuts down LatAm sports TV piracy ring

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal ecosystem for creative content, has shut down one of the largest football and live TV piracy operations in Latin America. The ACE action targeted futbollibre.net and televisionlibre.net, as well as 40 additional domains, all operated by an Argentinian man. This […]

November 7, 2022By Colin Mann

ACE welcomes Malaysian ISD seizure

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal ecosystem for creative content, says it applauds the Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) for recent actions it took against the operators of illegal streaming devices (ISDs). On October 15th, the MDTCA, assisted by ACE, seized more […]

October 28, 2022By Colin Mann

Millicom joins Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment

Latin America multiplay operator Millicom, through its Tigo brand, is joining the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), noting that with piracy harming economic development and impoverishing societies, it is up to content providers and operators to unite to tackle this issue. ACE is the world’s leading coalition on the preservation of legal systems, which […]

October 19, 2022By Colin Mann

Argentina anti-piracy success for ACE

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal ecosystem and reducing digital piracy, has confirmed the closure of Argentina-based piracy operation Pelismart/Pelispop ring. The Pelismart/Pelispop ring, comprised of seven domains, was taken down in early August 2022, following an enforcement action carried out by ACE in late July. […]

September 12, 2022By Colin Mann

Vietnam anti-piracy success for ACE

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal ecosystem and reducing digital piracy, has shut down the illegal German-language streaming sites HDFilme and xCine, which were operated out of Vietnam. HDFilme, xCine, and seven associated domains that had been operating since 2019, provided illegal access to more than […]

September 1, 2022By Colin Mann

Serbian anti-piracy success for ACE

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the global coalition dedicated to reducing online piracy and protecting the creative marketplace, has successfully completed its first action in Serbia, resulting in the closure of Premiumcccam. Premiumcccam (.net) was a card-sharing and IPTV subscription service. It provided access to more than 6,000 TV channels and content from […]

July 14, 2021By Colin Mann

Herps new GM for AVIA’s CAP

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Aaron Herps as the General Manager of its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), following the departure of Neil Gane, who leaves AVIA to take up a position with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the global coalition dedicated to reducing online piracy and protecting the creative marketplace. Herps […]

June 14, 2021By Colin Mann