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MotoGP extends Sportian partnership

MotoGP has extended its long-term partnership with Sportian, the sports division of Globant. As the collective fightback against sports piracy continues, the partnership has achieved breakthrough results in removing illegal content. Since beginning its anti-piracy partnership with La Liga, co-founder of Sportian, over five years ago, MotoGP has been successful in tracking and removing illegal […]

March 21, 2025By Colin Mann

Sportian boost for ONE Championship anti-piracy fight

Sportian, the sports division of Globant, is partnering with martial arts organisation ONE Championship to protect its content against piracy. Using Globant Sportian’s Content Protection services, an evolution of the services originally developed by La Liga, illegal broadcasts can be detected in real-time and tracked across streaming sites, apps, VoD platforms, search engines, social media, […]

September 19, 2024By Colin Mann

Disney Star joins IBCAP

Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed the addition of its latest member, Star US, an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. IBCAP’s broad anti-piracy protection services and solutions will now cover the Disney Star channels that are highly popular in the US with the South Asian diaspora. This move will […]

January 24, 2024By Colin Mann

ACE shuts down French video hosting services

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Uptobox and Uptostream, two of the digital piracy world’s most notorious illegal video hosts. The action, conducted in France and the United Arab Emirates, puts an end to a piracy operation that was well known for a decade among distributors of infringing content. […]

September 21, 2023By Colin Mann

ACE shuts down major LatAm pirate streamer

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Latin America’s most notorious illegal streaming service, Cuevana3. The shutdown comes after ACE identified the operator in the Piura District of Perú. Cuevana3, formerly known as cuevana3.io, is the largest Spanish-language piracy streaming service in the LatAm region and ranked number one for […]

July 11, 2023By Colin Mann

Movizland piracy site operator arrest

In conjunction with Egyptian law enforcement, anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed the arrest of the operator of Movizland, a collection of piracy domains with visits from various countries in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region. Considered one of the most widely accessed piracy services in MENA, Movizland was […]

June 29, 2023By Colin Mann

Facterra data supports anti-piracy lawsuits

Facterra, a specialist in providing copyright infringement data to combat film and music piracy, has been named as a data provider in two significant anti-piracy lawsuits against the Internet Service Providers WideOpenWest Finance (US District Court for the District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-1901-DDD-MEH) and RCN Telecom Services (US District Court for the District […]

June 5, 2023By Colin Mann

Cricbuzz joins IBCAP

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has expanded its anti-piracy coverage to include Europe and the Middle East with the addition of Times Internet Limited, India’s largest digital network and owner of Cricbuzz. Cricket content destination Cricbuzz has become the official digital streaming partner for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the MENA, Continental […]

May 11, 2023By Colin Mann

Arrests in pay-TV piracy conspiracy

A man and woman have been arrested in Tuxford, in the East Midlands of the UK, in connection with a suspected multi-million pound conspiracy to provide illegal access to pay-TV services, including Sky. The pair were detained on suspicion of money laundering offences and conspiracy to defraud Sky. A number of digital devices seized from […]

May 10, 2023By Colin Mann

Robinson nominated for US IP role

US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Deborah Robinson for the role of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. Robinson is an attorney with extensive experience protecting intellectual property rights on a global scale. Her career includes leadership roles as a corporate attorney and in public service as a prosecutor. As head of intellectual […]

May 9, 2023By Colin Mann