Streameast, the biggest sports activities piracy platform, has been shut down following an investigation.
The Alliance for Creativity and Leisure (ACE), a U.S.-based coalition of media and leisure organizations, stated it collaborated with Egyptian police to carry down the community, which recorded 1.6 billion visits on its 80 related domains over the past yr.
The majority of these visits originated from the U.S., Canada, Britain, the Philippines and Germany.
“Today, ACE scored a resounding victory in its fight to detect, deter and dismantle criminal perpetrators of digital piracy: by taking down the largest illegal live sports platform anywhere,” stated ACE chairman Charles Rivkin.
“With this landmark action, we have put more points on the board for sports leagues, entertainment companies, and fans worldwide,” Rivkin, who’s additionally chairman and CEO of the Movement Image Affiliation, added.
The community of internet sites allowed customers around the globe unauthorized entry to high European soccer matches, in addition to video games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and extra. The leagues in query have extremely profitable broadcasting offers with broadcasters and subscription streaming providers, like Amazon Prime, Peacock and Netflix.
Pay-per-view occasions had been additionally proven on Streameast.
Every of the unlawful websites now redirects to the ACE “Watch Legally” web page.
Initially Revealed: September 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM EDT
