Trade body the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has welcomed the criminal sentencing of Steven R Hale to 21 months in federal prison by the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee for criminal copyright infringement. Hale stole and sold pre-release DVDs and Blu-rays of major films. The sentence follows Hale’s guilty plea in […]

Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released its latest Asia Video Content Dynamics 2025 report, tracking content investment, consumption, and production across seven key Asian markets: India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of consumption and content investment across  Asia’s fast-evolving video ecosystem across TV, online video, and […]

Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has used the occasion of the 2025 MPA Awards to highlight the importance of protecting copyright and fighting the threat of content piracy. In his introductory remarks, he said the event recognised the law enforcement teams who work to secure the content we love to watch. “To […]

In collaboration with Egyptian authorities, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed the shutdown of the Streameast piracy network. Through its 80 associated domains, the network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, making it the largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world. “Today, ACE scored […]

In a new decisive step in the fight against organised crime in the audiovisual industry, a massive operation in Argentina has dismantled a criminal network with up to 8 million paying users worldwide and a potential reach of over 20 million clients. The operation, led by the Argentine judiciary, involved technical collaboration from La Liga, […]

Korea’s premium VoD market reached $1.1 billion (€0.94bn) in H1 2025, with paid SVoD subscriptions climbing to 24.5 million and 1.5 million net new additions during the period, according to insights from ampd, the measurement platform owned and operated by Media Partners Asia (MPA). Growth was concentrated among scaled leaders, while the introduction of connected […]

A panel discussion at APOS Bali 2025, created and curated by Media Partners Asia (MPA) – featuring Gaurav Gandhi, Vice President, Asia Pacific & MENA, Prime Video; Nikhil Madhok, Director & Head of Originals, Prime Video, India; and Amogh Dusad, Director & Head of Content, Amazon MX Player – saw views shared on Amazon’s strategy […]

A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after stealing and selling pre-release DVDs while employed at a DVD manufacturing facility in Memphis. The 37-year-old defendant signed a plea agreement admitting his illegal conduct and now faces potential prison time, a criminal fine, and an obligation to pay restitution to victims harmed by […]

A man from North Wales has been arrested on suspicion of leaking unreleased Hollywood films online. Officers from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police arrested the man, aged 47, on suspicion of copyright offences. He is suspected to have obtained thousands of films, TV series and music without the […]

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2025 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. “Americans take great pride as the world’s leading innovators and creators,” said Ambassador Jamieson Greer. “Our trading partners must address the concerns […]