Content security initiative Trusted Partner Network (TPN) has announced the upcoming launch of its next-generation Shield tier system, scheduled for early September 2025. The new system is designed to increase transparency, elevate security standards, and drive continuous improvement for content security across the media and entertainment supply chain. The new Shield model introduces two new […]

A Johor-based home rental operator has agreed to pay RM70,000 (€14,200) in total compensation after admitting to illegally streaming Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad’s content to guests. This marks the first time Measat Broadcast Systems Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Astro, has resolved a piracy case involving a short-term rental business. The operator, trading under The […]

Building on its global efforts to combat illegal streaming operations, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has reached a settlement with the operators of Rare Breed IPTV. As part of the agreement, the operators will permanently shut down their illegal service and pay a significant financial settlement. Rare Breed IPTV was an […]

US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, to help creators, musicians, artists, writers, and others access the courts to protect their copyrighted works if and when they are used to train […]

Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed Malaysia-based Astro as its newest member. Astro, a leading content and entertainment broadcasting company in Malaysia, was established in 1996 and has since built a comprehensive entertainment ecosystem that includes both pay and free-to-access TV services and OTT platforms. Currently, Astro reaches approximately 64 […]

Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority (AgCom) has broadened its online copyright regulations to include all live content, including films, TV series premieres, and music. The ‘Piracy Shield’ platform allows rights holders of live events to report copyright infringements and have access to illegal content blocked. They can now register on the ‘Piracy Shield’ platform, either directly […]

US Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) have introduced a discussion draft of the Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025 bipartisan legislation that would allow copyright owners, who have had their property stolen, to seek US federal court action to block […]

The Indian Government says it remains conscious of the adverse impact of digital piracy on the creative sector. To address this important issue, the following reforms have been implemented: · In 2023, the Government amended the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to include measures against digital piracy. · The amendments include strict punishment of a minimum three months […]

In a new key step in the fight against audiovisual fraud, Spain’s top-flight football league La Liga and ALIANZA Against Piracy have announced a decisive legal action in Argentina, involving five simultaneous raids and multiple arrest warrants issued by the courts in the framework of a major case against the illegal platform MagisTV — one […]

A new study from antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) highlights the increased cyber risk for those in Southeast Asia who engage with piracy sites and services. Among other findings, the study revealed that in the worst case, local consumers are up to 65 times more likely to be infected with malware when […]