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Ireland: Legal film & TV Charter published

The Irish Industry Trust for IP Awareness, the representative body for the education and communication of copyright awareness and the safe and legal consumption of film, television, and other created content in Ireland, has launched a Best Practice Guide and National Charter to encourage accurate and responsible reporting of entertainment in the media. The Trust […]

May 30, 2024By Colin Mann

Research: Streaming piracy growing in Nordics

Piracy has been a challenge for the Nordic media market for many years. Despite efforts to limit piracy, illegal consumption of films, series and live sports is growing in most Nordic markets, according to data from Mediavision. Currently, 25 per cent of all 15-74-year-olds in the Nordics say they have downloaded or illegally streamed content […]

May 28, 2024

Herovanu appointed AAPA Executive Director

Trade body the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has appointed Miruna Herovanu as its Executive Director. Herovanu was previously the Director at the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand in Europe in charge of Intellectual Property and Competition policies. She will be based in Brussels. Herovanu will replace Sheila Cassells who is retiring as […]

May 28, 2024By Colin Mann

IBCAP lauds anti-piracy successes

Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has released its Year-in-Review Results which tout the key advancements driven by IBCAP in addressing piracy worldwide over the past year. The report was unveiled at its recent annual membership meeting in Las Vegas. “Since last year’s meeting in Orlando, IBCAP has been hard at work protecting […]

May 24, 2024By Colin Mann

Research: Olympics to spark US streaming boom

One in four American subscribers (29 per cent) will sign up to a new streaming service to watch the Olympic Games this July. For those who already pay for at least one ‘SportsVoD’ streaming platform, this figure jumps to a massive 66 per cent. That’s according to the latest research from subscription Super Bundling provider […]

May 15, 2024

Chris Pratt shares Moments Worth Paying For

In advance of the May 24th release of Sony Pictures’ The Garfield Movie, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagne-loving feline’s voice talent Chris Pratt is sharing a special video message in support of the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign highlighting the importance of audiences seeing the movie on the big screen and […]

May 13, 2024By Colin Mann

DV uncovers large-scale audio ad fraud scheme

DoubleVerify (DV), a software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics, has announced the discovery of ‘FM Scam’, the latest audio fraud scheme to date that was identified and mitigated by DV’s Fraud Lab using a proprietary combination of AI-powered technology and human review. FM Scam represents the second significant global scheme targeting audio […]

May 8, 2024

FACT wins King’s Award For Enterprise

UK intellectual property protection body FACT has been honoured for excellence in international trade with the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise 2024. Personally approved by His Majesty, the King’s Award for Enterprise is the highest official award for British businesses, recognising and celebrating business excellence across the country. FACT has been recognised for outstanding growth […]

May 7, 2024By Colin Mann

Study: VPNs boosting piracy in France

Between 2021 and 2023, the total audience of illegal cultural and sporting content websites in France has been reduced by 27 per cent, passing from 11.7 million monthly Internet users to 8.5 million users, according to French regulatory body Arcom. According to its 2023 roundup on cultural and sport content, streaming and direct downloads remain […]

May 3, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Survey: APAC content piracy rises

Findings from the annual piracy consumer survey conducted by YouGov for the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) suggest that despite a decrease in piracy on pirate TV boxes, pirate apps and streaming or torrent websites, there has been  an increase in the incidence of piracy across the region, climbing from 52 per […]

May 2, 2024By Colin Mann