The Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), in partnership with YouGov, has released the findings of its 2026 consumer survey examining video piracy across eight Asia-Pacific markets, which found that 44 per cent of consumers continue to access pirated content, down from 46 per cent in 2025. Singapore leads the way with the […]
TAG, a non-profit created by the global advertising industry to fight ad-related criminal activity and address other supply chain challenges, has announced a cross-industry initiative to cut off advertising revenue to 1,376 digital piracy sites providing illegal streams or other content stolen from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “Global sporting events like the World Cup are […]
Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has announced the opening of a significantly expanded anti-piracy lab in Denver. The new facility increases IBCAP’s operational capacity and, for the first time, gives broadcasters and content owners outside IBCAP’s traditional coalition model access to the organisation’s specialised technology, expertise and lab services. In addition […]
Audiovisual piracy cost the Italian economy €2.3 billion in 2025, including €902 million in GDP losses, €408 million in tax revenue and 11,100 jobs. While 20 million Italians (37 per cent of the population) engaged in piracy, this figure is down 4 per cent from 2024 and 7 per cent from 2023, suggesting anti-piracy efforts […]
Internet websites and mobile apps that provide access to content, goods or services infringing intellectual property rights (IPR) on a commercial scale often use the sale of advertising space as a key source of revenue. In addition to generating income for IPR infringers, the presence of legitimate brand advertising on such platforms can mislead consumers […]
Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and media and entertainment solutions, has announced the launch of Nagra Venturi, intelligence-led streaming security that helps service providers and rights holders detect threats, combat piracy, and safeguard revenue—faster and with greater precision. Nagra Venturi brings Nagravision’s streaming security capabilities together under a single […]
John Peter Turner, the licensee of the Dolphin Inn pub in Llanymynech, Powys, in Wales, has been found guilty in his absence of two offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. In this case, Turner televised Sky Sports football matches with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable commercial subscription […]
History Hit, the podcast, SVoD and content platform network founded by Dan Snow, has partnered with Ubisoft to launch Sail Like a Pirate, a new YouTube-first documentary that brings the world of piracy to life ahead of the release of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Premiering on the official Assassin’s Creed YouTube channel today (June […]
Google and LALIGA are strengthening a strategic collaboration aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and fostering a safe and transparent digital ecosystem. This joint cooperation, proactively developed throughout the 2025/26 season, has enabled notable progress in communication efficiency and in the prompt handling of notifications submitted by LALIGA. As a reflection of the success of […]
Friend MTS, a provider of video content security solutions, has announced that ONE Championship, the martial arts organisation, has selected Friend MTS as its global social media anti-piracy partner. The agreement provides live and post-event monitoring and enforcement across social platforms – backed by open web coverage – to protect the promotion’s global broadcast partnerships […]