The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has been leading the way in the fight against piracy with its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), a group that provides insights into the video industry via reports and conferences that aims to support a vibrant video industry. Leading the way in AVIA’s fight against piracy is newly-appointed CAP General Manager, Matthew Cheetham who took over the role from Aaron Herps in February. A qualified lawyer specialising in intellectual property, particularly in … [Read more...] about AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy makes progress in the fight against video piracy
Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP)
AVIA, CAP says Indonesia continues to lead the way in site blocking
The Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) has been tracking traffic to sites that have been blocked in Indonesia, as well as overall traffic to pirate sites and legitimate sites. The Indonesian government started blocking illegal sites in the middle of 2019 and by April this year, the total number of sites blocked in Indonesia had topped 3,500. CAP’s latest data also showed traffic to all pirate sites in Indonesia was down by 75% as of January this year compared to when tracking first started in … [Read more...] about AVIA, CAP says Indonesia continues to lead the way in site blocking
CAP consumer survey shows the benefits of site blocking
The Coalition Against Piracy’s (CAP’s) most recent YouGov consumer surveys show that while piracy continues to be a major concern around the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines where 61% of consumers admit to accessing pirate services in each country, site blocking, and in particular government regulatory blocking, is having a noticeable effect in stopping consumers accessing pirated content online. Countries around the region that implement site blocking … [Read more...] about CAP consumer survey shows the benefits of site blocking
Singapore court orders largest block of illegal streaming sites in Singapore
The Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) commends the Singapore High Court for granting an Order to block 30 illegal streaming sites and almost 150 associated domains responsible for the distribution of considerable quantities of illegally streamed content in Singapore. The Order was obtained by CAP members, BBC Studios, Discovery Communications, LaLiga, the Premier League and TVB International against illegal streaming sites that were offering access to some of … [Read more...] about Singapore court orders largest block of illegal streaming sites in Singapore
AVIA appoints Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy
The Asia Video Industry Association has appointed Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) with immediate effect. Over the last four years, CAP has made real inroads into the systemic problems of video piracy faced by the broadcast and streaming video industry in the Asia Pacific. The blocking of pirate sites is becoming more common in many markets, laws have been introduced to limit access to infringing set-top devices, constructive relationships have been … [Read more...] about AVIA appoints Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy
New survey finds that one in four Malaysian consumers use pirated TV boxes
In a recent study of the online content viewing behaviour of Malaysian consumers, it was revealed that 25% of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known as Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs), allow users to access hundreds of pirated television channels and video-on-demand content. Such illicit streaming devices often come pre-loaded with pirated applications which are either free or charge low subscription fees, which then … [Read more...] about New survey finds that one in four Malaysian consumers use pirated TV boxes
