Like Gravediggaz told you in 1994’s classic, 6 Feet Deep, there’s nowhere to run to, baby.
There’s nowhere to hide.
Streameast, the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform with 1.6 billion views over the last year, has been shut down after a global collaboration between Europol, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Centre.
The Athletic reported the bust on Weds. morning.
Last weekend’s raid in the Giza
Governorate of Egypt led to two arrests and the seizure of laptops, smartphones, cash, credit cards, crypto, real estate properties, and evidence of a money-laundering network.
Sounds like there was a lot going on beyond the illegal streaming of sporting events.
“Dismantling Streameast is a major victory for everyone who invests in and relies on the live sports ecosystem,” said Ed McCarthy, COO of DAZN Group, which is part of the ACE collaboration. “This criminal operation was siphoning value from sports at every level and putting fans across the world at risk.”
UFC fans who rely on illegal streaming sites — at great personal risk — are no doubt celebrating the end of pay-per-view (PPV) following the promotion’s deal with Paramount Plus, which includes marquee events on CBS.
No more crying and begging for mercy, it seems.
