Piracy, maxiooperation against illegal streaming. De Siervo: “Grateful to the police”. Dazn: “Illicit services put the safety of users at risk” – Football

“Our heartfelt thanks must go to the Italian police for the extraordinary work done in this relentless battle against him illegal streaming. With the’Gotha operation another major hit was landed in the fight against audiovisual piracywhich made it possible to dismantle a network of criminals who ran an illegal IPTV system with monthly profits of many millions of euros “. Luigi De Siervomanaging director of Serie A Leaguecomments with satisfaction the police operation against audiovisual piracy, ordered by the district prosecutor of Catania, which has made it possible to shed light on 70% of illegal national streaming, equal to over 900 thousand users with monthly profits of millions of euros.

De Siervo: “Piracy steals money from clubs and Serie A champions”

However, the alert must remain high. “The attention and commitment of all the parties involved must always remain at the highest levels because criminals constantly find a way to illegally disseminate our content by stealing huge resources from the football system – adds De Siervo -. These Police operations and the recent measures issued by various courts confirm that we have been acting in the right direction for years. I would like to reiterate that the damage created by self-styled fans who subscribe to illegal streaming services to watch football matches affects the entire supply chain, harms their club. Moreover, without the money stolen from crime today, we will not be able to attract more new champions. Finally, it should not be forgotten that piracy steals enormous resources from the state coffers and contributes to the loss of thousands of jobs every year “.

Dazn: “Piracy puts customer safety at risk”

The top management of Daznthe streaming platform that broadcasts Serie A matches live. “Nine hundred thousand users for a monthly profit of millions of euros. An impressive number that must give serious thought to the enormous damage that piracy continues to cause to the audiovisual sector and, in the our case, to sport. The work being carried out by the specialized departments of the Postal Police and the Guardia di Finanza makes it clear that there are illegal players on the market that undermine the possibility of continuing to invest in the industry of live streaming of sporting events. Sharing of personal data through subscription to illicit services – it should be remembered – also puts at risk the safety of the customers of these illegal services who should be aware of sharing their sensitive information with sophisticated and dangerous criminal organizations “.