AVIA piracy news

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has begun a formal consultation process aimed at strengthening India’s digital anti-piracy ecosystem, issuing a public notice inviting inputs from key stakeholders across the Media and Entertainment sector.

A new academic study has found that movie theaters can lure pirates back to the big screen by improving the quality of the theater experience. 

New anti-piracy measures in Spain, aimed at blocking illegal football streams, are having unintended consequences. Citizens are flocking to VPNs to bypass the restrictions. 

For the Premier League and its 20 member clubs, the issue around the illegal streaming of matches poses a significant threat, particularly when it comes to the big team's transfer spending habits.

Amazon is making a major change to upcoming Fire Sticks which aims to block them being modified to allow illegal streaming of films and sports.

Anti-piracy provider Friend MTS (aka FMTS) recently launched a Piracy Investigation Services solution at IBC 2025. These 'covert intelligence services' 'locate those responsible for illicit streaming services and equip content owners with the necessary information to take appropriate action.'

Telangana Police busted a Rs. 3,700 crore piracy racket with global links. Five arrested for leaking major films on piracy platforms.

Sky Italia's exclusive rights to broadcast the world-famous X Factor series will take center stage in the expansion of Italy's Piracy Shield.

As U.S. lawmakers consider new pirate site blocking legislation, the influential Internet Society has issued a stark warning against the practice.

GLOBE Telecom asked stakeholders to help take stronger action against online piracy, which not only diverts revenues away from creators and businesses, but also exposes consumers to scams, malware, and identity theft.

The UK's Online Copyright Infringement Tracker reveals an overall piracy rate of 29% in 2024, down three points on data last reported in 2022.

As Time Magazine reported back in 1998, one of the most prominent shows in the early days of online piracy was South Park.

As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the way.

At the close of the Anti-Piracy Month, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) continues its close cooperation with leading broadcast network GMA, which has launched a series of new videos as part of its campaign to combat digital piracy in the Philippines.

Eliminating the source of pirated content is the best way to ensure that pirate sites don't keep coming back. That's easier said than done.

Amazon has made yet another move to block users from accessing illegal streaming apps.

While many anti-piracy campaigns struggle to make an impact, a new study offers fresh insight into what works and what doesn't.

The Premier League, in collaboration with its local broadcast partner Astro, has launched the latest edition of its annual ‘Boot Out Piracy’ campaign in Malaysia, highlighting the hidden risks that illegal streaming poses to fans.

Sports broadcaster DAZN has made good on its promise to target pirate IPTV subscribers and make them pay for dodging its official products.

Last year, U.S. authorities seized several Streameast domain names, but the pirate sports streaming site has reclaimed one of them.

After an unexpected five-month freeze that left researchers and journalists in the dark, Google's DMCA transparency report is back on track.

LaLiga shares the report but offers positive results on their often destructive anti-piracy campaigns.

Google has confirmed a big change to how Android handles apps that don’t come from the Play Store. From 2026, only apps built by verified developers will be installable on certified Android phones, even if you try to sideload the APK or use a third-party store. Sidebar.

The issue of pirate IPTV overblocking by LaLiga was raised in Congress this week for a second time.

New information indicates that Cloudflare blocking of pirate sites in the UK may affect one thousand domains; double that can't be ruled out.