How Premier League’s IPTV Piracy Blocking Was Undermined
Pirate IPTV subscribers in the UK face a continual threat of their streams going down during a crucial Premier League game or a big boxing event. VPNs can mitigate these outages but behind the scenes IPTV providers also work hard to prevent streams b.....»»
‘£1m’ Pirate TV Box Seller Avoids Prison Due to Private Prosecution Delays
A man who sold "thousands" of piracy-configured TV boxes to customers in the UK has avoided prison, despite claims he generated up to £1 million. Jordon Longbottom faced a private criminal prosecution brought by the Federation Against Copyright Thef.....»»
FrostWire Returns to Google Play Store After Music Industry Takedown
With millions of users, BitTorrent client FrostWire is no small player. The content-neutral download tool distances itself from piracy but following an Indian music industry complaint, it was unavailable in the Play Store for more than a month. The '.....»»
BREIN Takes Down Virtual Pirate Streaming Worlds on VRChat
With technology developing at a rapid pace, virtual reality is expected to be a growth market for entertainment, including films. While it's a relatively small market today, pirates are already venturing into these new worlds, with anti-piracy organi.....»»
JW Player Suffers Severe Traffic Loss After Dynamic Piracy Blocking Blunder
A piracy blocking injunction handed down by an Indian court last September appears to have cost video delivery service JW Player over half of its usual website traffic from visitors in India. Plaintiffs Star India, Hotstar and Disney+ Hotstar, initia.....»»
Nigerian Police Bust Pirate Site Operators After Actress Suffers Panic Attacks
The Criminal Investigations Department of Nigeria's police has arrested five suspects in one of the largest online piracy actions ever carried out in the country. The suspects were identified following complaints from filmmakers, including actress To.....»»
Sky’s Industrial-Scale Pirate IPTV Blocking Becomes a War of Attrition
Last summer, Sky TV obtained a somewhat mysterious pirate IPTV blocking injunction at the High Court in London. In the months up to November 2023, that led to UK ISPs blocking at least 400 IPTV domains/subdomains, potentially many more. Available dat.....»»
Vietnam’s Pirate Site Blocklist Quietly Adds Torrent Sites
Vietnam has become a focal point in the international battle against online piracy. Rightsholders have repeatedly spurred on the government to take action and while grave concerns remain, Vietnam has recently expanded its site-blocking efforts by tar.....»»
ACE Shuts Down Popular Pirate Sites, 27+ ‘Instant Pirate Sites’ Fall Over
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, in partnership with TrueVisions, Thailand’s leading pay-tv provider, announced the shutdown of all domains associated with two popular pirate sites. ACE has labeled one of the targets a Piracy-as-a-Ser.....»»
Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame”
Russian telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor is reporting a huge increase in the amount of infringing content it either blocked or deleted in 2023. The finger of blame for the 100%+ uplift over figures reported in 2022 can be found pointing towards Western.....»»
‘Canada is a Video Piracy Hotspot While Brazil Sees Piracy in Decline’
A recent report estimated that there were over 141 billion visits to pirate sites in 2023. This number is large, but rather meaningless without proper context. Today, we take a look at how piracy trends are evolving in different countries. Canada em.....»»
ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC
Right now, dozens of domains linked to live football piracy sites are redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domains began displaying the ACE seizure banner on Saturday and the list has been growing ever since. Once complete, A.....»»
The Premier Advantage: Unlocking the Key to Success
Key Takeaways: The Premier Advantage offers a unique set of benefits and resources that set it apart from the competition. Premier empowers individuals and organizations to unlock their full potential and achieve outstanding results. Premier takes a.....»»
League of Legends publisher Riot Games lays off over 500 employees, shutters Riot Forge
Legend of Legends publisher Riot Games has laid off over 500 employees and shut down its Riot Forge label entirely......»»
Riot Games cuts 530 jobs and axes Riot Forge in major shakeup
Riot Games, developer of League of Legends and Valorant, are making huge cuts to their workforce, leaving many facing redundancy.....»»
Daily deals Jan. 20: $200 off M3 Pro MacBook Pro, 40% off iPad Pro, 38% off TurboTax Premier, more
Today's top deals include 50% off an Anker PowerExpand 12-in-1 media dock, 14% off an Apple Magic Mouse, 50% off Apple Watch Series 6, 56% off a Shark 3-in-1 Clean Sense HEPA air purifier, and more.Save $200 on an M3 Pro MacBook ProThe AppleInsider s.....»»
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace live stream: Can you watch for free?
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace is one of the biggest Premier League matchups of the weekend, and we've got all the information you need to watch the game for free......»»
Bandle Tale is unlike anything you’ve seen in the League of Legends universe
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is shaping up to be a lot more like Stardew Valley than Riot Games' competitive MOBA......»»
Some Beeper users claim Apple is blocking their Macs from iMessage
Apple’s war on Beeper, an app that tried to bring iMessage to Android, is now seemingly causing some users to see their Macs blocked from using iMessage entirely. more….....»»
A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive
Biotech company Contraline has safely implanted a sperm-blocking hydrogel in 23 men. It’s designed to be a fully reversible vasectomy......»»
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League release date and latest news
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League will launch next month. Here's what we know about the upcoming co-op shooter......»»