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Authorities in the UK continue to crack down on streaming, as a man was sentenced to prison for selling Firesticks with pirate IPTV services. Last Friday, York Crown Court handed Sunny Kanda, a 41-year-old from Halifax, a two-year sentence for selling modified Fire Sticks that provided access to illegal services. While this prosecution marks progress […]

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), an MPA-backed coalition of global media companies, marked a big year in 2024. The organization shut down major pirate networks and added a new list of targets to end the year, which we include towards the end of this article. ACE’s Top Shutdowns of 2024 ACE’s core mission

Here are my favorite things of 2024. This list doesn’t focus only on new items released this past year as I still have favorites that are a few years old.  Also, you will see that I haven’t provided reviews for some of these items but plan to do so in the upcoming year. I use

A recent piracy scare story has ignited discussions on a sensational claim—that fake IPTV portals allegedly operated by law enforcement in Italy are entrapping unsuspecting users. According to the report, these decoy websites aim to collect personal data and evidence of illicit activity from ordinary people. Despite the dramatic nature of these allegations, the report

The popular sports piracy platform ‘Rojadirecta’ was ordered to to pay $33 million by Spain’s Supreme Court. The End of an Era for Rojadirecta Since its debut in 2005, Rojadirecta became synonymous with free access to sports streams, offering millions of fans a way to watch live matches without pay-TV fees. However, after years of

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully dismantled one of the biggest sports piracy operations in the world. This high-profile takedown targeted a network of 138 domains, including some of the most notorious piracy sites. A Record-Breaking Takedown ACE revealed that the illicit network attracted over 812 million visits in the last year,

The Federal Court of Canada is targeting the operators of the popular pirate streaming platform Soap2Day. This order requires major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to Soap2Day domains, marking a significant escalation in efforts to curb copyright infringement. Background on the Soap2Day Lawsuit The legal action was initiated by prominent entities, including Netflix,

A Greek court recently sentenced an individual to five months in prison for subscribing to a pirate IPTV service.  This decision has been hailed as a landmark move in the fight against piracy, sparking discussions on its broader implications against IPTV. But is this case real? While authorities emphasize the economic and social damages caused

This week, ACE has taken down a series of high-profile domains, including ‘MethStreams’ clones and other pirate streaming platforms. These efforts mark a notable step in combating unauthorized live sports websites that attract millions of viewers worldwide. You can find the complete list of targeted URLs towards the end of this article. Among the sites