The digital advertising industry has launched a coordinated campaign to cut advertising revenue to more than 1,300 websites illegally streaming or distributing content from the FIFA World Cup.
Pirate television and video platforms now operate as organised businesses, rather than as amateur projects. Illegal services pose a threat to television service providers. Tools now exist to quickly shut down these services. This was stated by the Association of Slovak Television Broadcasters (ATVS), which brings together the commercial television stations Markíza, JOJ and TA3. ... Continue reading
Nagravision has unveiled NAGRA Venturi, a new intelligence-led streaming security platform designed to help broadcasters, streaming services and rights holders combat increasingly sophisticated piracy operations.
Google and LALIGA announced significant progress in their fight against piracy after expanding their partnership during the 2025–26 soccer season.
Sportlive24.tv is seeking compensation of over half a million crowns from a 19-year-old man from the Český Krumlov area who, in May, filmed and subsequently shared the company’s martial arts broadcast on his Facebook profile.
French regulator Arcom has published new guidance and model agreements designed to strengthen the fight against online piracy.
German football association DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and sports streaming service DAZN have obtained a court injunction ordering the blocking of illegal streaming site livetv.sx in Germany.
Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled Kodispain, one of the main platforms accused of providing unauthorised access to live LaLiga football matches.
One of Europe’s largest illegal IPTV operations has been dealt a major blow after Spain’s National Court convicted the operators of an international piracy network.
Fastly and LaLiga have teamed up to develop new technology aimed at tackling illegal streaming of live sports.
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) says 2 million people in France are watching Ligue 1 through illegal streams, as new figures highlight the growing scale of sports piracy in the market.
A 2025 study found that 69% of sports fans in the United States and Europe have turned to illegal streams as the subscription cost of their platforms rise.
