LaLiga has urged Spain’s Government to approve new legislation to ban on “pirate users entry to events” in a similar legal measure to Italy. “We are lacking of that final step to put an end to massive piracy,” said Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, at a Europa Press event. “We have already been using the […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and its anti-piracy arm, the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), have joined with Vidio in congratulating the West Java Regional Police for their action in arresting the individual behind a major piracy operation in Indonesia. Following a complaint by Vidio, on October 16th, the operator of the pirate sites PaseoTV […]
Two men have been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court following an investigation by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, supported by investigators from Sky, into the illegal sale of devices used for provision of pirated TV channels, and the supply of streaming services (IPTV). The operation, which took place between September 2018 and […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, a Designated Premises Manager (DPM) in Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland, has been ordered to pay £10,000 (€11,500) in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally. Sky sought, and was awarded, a permanent interdict in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, which prevents the DPM, and […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform cybersecurity, has announced that DAZN, the sports entertainment streaming platform, relies on TraceMark to enhance its fight against piracy. Irdeto supports DAZN with end-to-end security solutions including Irdeto Control (multi-DRM) and other Anti-Piracy and Cyber security solutions, while delivering higher levels of security and ease of management which enable […]
Euromedia September/October 2023 What is the state of the pirate nation? How has the vulnerability of media services evolved in recent times, and what are the content security industry’s strategies for adapting protections? Colin Mann spoke to a range of industry experts. Read the article and the rest of the issue here.
Synamedia has announced that it is focusing its anti-piracy initiatives on its ContentArmor forensic watermarking and its intelligence and consultancy services. As Hollywood studios increasingly mandate watermarking, this strategic approach has already resulted in a raft of new streaming-first customers. At IBC, Synamedia is also shining a spotlight on its market-leading CSFEye solution which provides […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted over 200 delegates at its recent Indonesia in View conference that took place in Jakarta on August 31st. The conference opened with industry speakers from across the TV and streaming space sharing their views on the state of TV and video in Indonesia, where total video industry revenues […]
At least 78 websites, mainly IPTV and streaming-related services including Torrent sites, will be blocked in Spain following the country’s courts giving the green light to the list of illicit services provided by Telefónica and LaLiga. After receiving notice, Internet service providers are obliged to block those services within three hours – and for a […]
Sky has obtained a UK High Court order that will make ISPs responsible for blocking piracy services illegally streaming sports and entertainment it owns rights to. The blocking order, granted last week, will require UK online platforms to stop people from illegally accessing streams across a range of linear channels — where viewers must tune […]