Piracy
Anti-piracy group shuts down StreamEast, CrackStreams
An industry group has worked with police in Vietnam to close down a pirate streaming operation that redistributed sports broadcasts online.
Police bust major pirate TV operation in Europe
European law enforcement officials have busted one of the largest pirate TV operations in the world.
Brothers charged for operating pirate sports service 247TVStream
Two brothers are accused of running a large-scale pirate TV service that cost content providers, licensors, distributors and financial merchants more than $100 million in loss over seven years.
Egyptian authorities shut down sports piracy website Livehd7
Officials in Egypt have worked with an anti-piracy group to target and shut down a sports streaming service that offered illegal access to live games and channels.
Vietnam-based movie piracy operation Fmovies shuts down
It was one of the world's most-popular online portals for illegal access to films and TV shows, according to an industry trade group.
Anime website shuts down over alleged piracy
The website, Animeflix, announced it was winding down its operations last month.
Pirates will pay $2 million after operating illegal streaming TV websites
The operators of five U.S.-based pirate TV websites have agreed to shut down their services after being threatened with legal action.
MPA hires former federal prosecutor to lead anti-piracy litigation
Bostick joins MPA's ACE from the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in New York.
British man gets prison for selling illegal set-top boxes
A British man once living in Cyprus was arrested, charged and sentenced for operating an illegal pirate TV shop.
FCC issues fresh warnings to landlords over pirate radio operations
The FCC issued a warning to a pair of landlords in New Jersey and South Carolina over alleged pirate radio broadcasts coming from their land.
Alleged California TV pirate says Dish has wrong guy
Vaneet Sharma, the alleged mastermind behind the Sharma IPTV service, says he did not steal Dish Network signals for a pirate TV operation.
Dish sues Sharma IPTV operator over alleged piracy
The California man allegedly threatened to frame his ex-wife for running an illegal streaming service if Dish moved forward with a legal complaint.