Piracy : LALIGA becomes the first foreign body to block IPTV sites & services in France
"LALIGA claimed another victory in the fight against piracy after a Paris (FRA) court ordered (on 07/05/2024) the blocking of websites and IPTV
Television via IP, which is distribution of the TV signal via Internet Protocol.
services that infringed on the legitimate broadcasting rights of LALIGA
Activité : Ligue de football professionnel espagnole
Agence commerciale exclusive : IMG (depuis 2018-19)
Sponsor titre :• EA Sports (éditeur de jeux vidéo) : depuis 2023-24, 30 M€ …
clubs. For the first time in France, a foreign sports entity has obtained a dynamic order under Article L. 333-10 of the French Sports Code, enabling its competitions to be protected by the French authorities against illicit broadcasts on French territory," announced the body on 14/05/2024.
The dynamic nature of the order means that its effectiveness can be extended to illegal sites and servers discovered after the order has been issued. "The interim relief judge ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement, without delay, all measures to prevent access to the sites identified by LALIGA in its summons, as well as to sites not yet identified at the date of the decision," explained the Spanish football body.
"With this decision, LALIGA will now refer the case to Arcom
Audiovisual and digital communication regulatory authority, created on 01/01/2022 from the merger of the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) and the High Authority for the dissemination of works and…
(the French public authority in charge of broadcast and digital media) to obtain the blocking of any new site or service not identified at the time of the judge's decision, in order to prevent or stop the broadcasting of LALIGA EA Sports
Spanish 1st Division (20 clubs) ; EA Sports (video game publisher) title sponsor for the 2023-2028 cycle
and LALIGA Hypermotion matches, or any competitions it organises, which has its audiovisual rights exploited," added the body.
- The measures to combat piracy of sports broadcasts in France (adopted in October 2021) have been effective since the creation of Arcom (merger of the CSA
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French Media Regulatory Authority (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel)
and Hadopi) on 01/01/2022.
French Media Regulatory Authority (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel)
France/Piracy: 2,086 domain names blocked by Arcom in 2023 (1,284 in 2022)
- Arcom blocked 2,086 "illicit sports domain names" illegally broadcasting sporting competitions in 2023, compared with 1,284 in 2022, according to the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication in its report "Lutte contre le piratage de contenus sportifs et culturels - Bilan 2023" (Combating the piracy of sports and cultural content - 2023 Assessment), published on 30/04/2024.
- Of these 2,086 blocked domains, 542 were as a result of court injunctions and the remaining 1,544 via notifications from Arcom. A total of 3,370 domain names have been blocked since 01/01/2022, the date on which Arcom was set up and a specific system to combat sports piracy in France was introduced (adopted in October 2021).
- "Between 01/01 and 31/12/2023, the system enabled four sports rights holders (Canal+, beIN SPORTS France, the LFP and FFT) to protect 11 competitions or sporting events," said Arcom.
- These were the Top 14
French rugby first division - 14 clubs
, the Roland-Garros and Wimbledon Grand Slam tournaments, the Formula 1 and MotoGP World Championships, the 2022 World Cup
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22nd World Cup, held in Qatar in November and December (final on 18/12/2022)
, the Africa Cup of Nations
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African Cup of Nations, known as « CAN » with the French acronym
, the UEFA
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Union of European Football Associations
Champions League, Ligue 1 Uber Eats
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Name of the French Ligue 1 championship for the 2020-2024 cycle.
Uber Eats, a home meal delivery application and subsidiary of Uber an independent driver mobile application, has become the title… , Ligue 2 BKT![]()
Name of the French Ligue 2 championship for the 2020-2024 cycle.
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), an Indian tyre manufacturer, obtained the naming rights for Ligue 2 from 2020-21 for four seasons… and the Premier League![]()
Top English professional football division. 20 clubs.
.
- These were the Top 14
French rugby first division - 14 clubs
, the Roland-Garros and Wimbledon Grand Slam tournaments, the Formula 1 and MotoGP World Championships, the 2022 World Cup
- "These blocking measures mainly concern live streaming sites and around a hundred IPTV services. Nevertheless, the average processing time remains as efficient as it was in 2022, thanks to very good collaboration with rights holders and ongoing improvements to internal processes," explained Arcom.
22nd World Cup, held in Qatar in November and December (final on 18/12/2022)
African Cup of Nations, known as « CAN » with the French acronym
Union of European Football Associations
Name of the French Ligue 1 championship for the 2020-2024 cycle. 
Name of the French Ligue 2 championship for the 2020-2024 cycle. 
Top English professional football division. 20 clubs.
LALIGA
Activité : Ligue de football professionnel espagnole
Agence commerciale exclusive : IMG (depuis 2018-19)
Sponsor titre :
• EA Sports (éditeur de jeux vidéo) : depuis 2023-24, 30 M€ / saison
Partenaires globaux :
• Puma (équipementier) : ballon officiel depuis 2019-20
• Microsoft (informatique) : partenaire technologique, depuis le 30/11/2016
• Mahou San Miguel (bières) : 2006-2019 puis 2022-2027
• BKT (pneumatiques) : 2019-2025
• Sorare (carte digitale à collectionner) : depuis 2021-22
• Gol-Ball (NFTs)
• Panini (stickers)
• Legends (licensing)
• Avery Dennison (adhésif)
• Fanatics (licensing)
• Visit Saudi (office de tourisme)
• Uber Eats (livraison de repas)
Partenaires nationaux :
• Renfe (réseau des chemins de fer espagnols) : transporteur officiel
• Vivo (smartphones) : 2021-2025
Partenaires régionaux :
• Exness (courtage) : pour l’Amérique latine, 2023-2025
• Luckia (paris sportifs et casino en ligne) : pour l’Espagne et le Mexique, 2024-2027
• Venado (alcool) : pour l’Amérique centrale, depuis 2024-25
• Sportsbet.io (paris sportifs) : pour le MENA et la Turquie, depuis 2024-25
• SportyBet (paris sportifs) : pour l’Afrique, depuis 2024-25
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