Service providers and rights holders can unlock up to $28.3 billion in new revenue each year by reducing sports piracy, according to a new report from Synamedia in partnership with Ampere Analysis. The research reveals the true cost of sports piracy for the first time using a new model that evaluates how different illegal viewers […] More
The illegal Mobdro streaming application, which had more than 100 million users, has been shut down following a Europol investigation supported by the Spanish National Police. The intervention, which also involved law enforcement authorities from Andorra and Portugal, resulted in the dismantling of a criminal group distributing illegal video streams. The investigation started in October […] More
By Simon Brydon, senior director, sports rights anti-piracy, Synamedia While stadiums in large parts of the world ring empty, the cheering seems to be reserved for the end of 2020. What the sports world need right now is a shot in the arm, literally and metaphorically! But even the most optimistic person has to agree […] More
The biggest deterrents for viewers of pirate sports streams are the fear of disruption to their viewing, and the risk of legal and social consequences, according to a new report. Viewers of illegal sports broadcast streams fear being arrested or fined, with 84% of sports fans who watch illegal streams citing those as reasons to […] More
By Avigail Gutman, vice president of intelligence and security operations, Synamedia When Europe went into a COVID-19-induced lockdown in March and called time on live sport, many streaming pirates found themselves all at sea. While both legal and illegal streaming hit new highs because so many people were stuck at home, the absence of lucrative […] More
UEFA has issued a request for proposals (RFP) as it looks to combat the illegal streaming of its matches around the world. In a publicly available document, European football’s governing body acknowledged that its matches and competition-related branding and marks are “unlawfully acquired and made available by means of the Internet by unauthorised persons and […] More
Following a collaboration between LaLiga and the Danish Rights Alliance, the high court of Denmark has ratified that the live sports service Rojadirecta is illegal and must be blocked by Danish ISPs. The Spanish company that administers Rojadirecta, Puerto 80 Projects SLU, appealed the district court’s ruling claiming that the site is not illegal, as […] More
The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), the Spanish Football League (LaLiga), NAGRA and Nordic Content Protection have stated they have managed to shut down an illegal IPTV streaming network based in Spain. The network had over two million subscribers and was offering more than 40,000 video channels and video-on-demand content, offering a wide range of channels, […] More
While almost all sports fans subscribe to a pay-TV or over the top (OTT) service, just over half engage in watching pirated sports services once a month or more, according to new research from Synamedia. Independent video software provider, Synamedia, has unveiled the first in a series of reports designed to broaden understanding of global […] More
Synamedia’s Avigail Gutman, vice president of intelligence and security operations, talk to SVG Europe editor Heather McLean on piracy and credential sharing during COVID-19; and it looks like the pirates have been extremely busy… More
