"On Wednesday, a global antipiracy group, which included Apple TV+, Netflix, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery, announced that it had assisted in a sting operation that took down Streameast, described as the "largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world." Now, accessing websites from the thwarted Streameast brings up a link from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) that explains how to watch sports games legally."
"ACE, which is comprised of 50 media entities, said the Streameast network that it helped take down had 80 "associated domains" and "logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year." The network had 136 million monthly visits on average, The Athletic reported. An ACE spokesperson told Ars Technica that about 10,000 sports events have been illegally shown on the streaming network over the past six years. Per ACE, Streameast traffic primarily came from the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, and Germany."
An international antipiracy coalition including Apple TV+, Netflix, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery assisted in a sting that took down a Streameast network described as the largest illicit live sports streaming operation. ACE reported the network comprised 80 associated domains and logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, averaging 136 million monthly visits. Investigators found roughly 10,000 illegally streamed sports events over six years, with traffic primarily from the US, Canada, the UK, the Philippines, and Germany. Egyptian authorities conducted synchronized raids in August, but the original Streameast remains accessible, highlighting enforcement difficulties.
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