Photo: SHL. The picture shows the Rights Alliance’s Sara Lindbäck, the General Secretary of Swedish Elite Football Johan Lindvall and the SHL’s CEO Jenny Silfverstrand, together with Clara Cederberg and Patrik Sundberg from the Ministry of Justice.
Just before Christmas, the Rights Alliance, together with Svensk Elitfotboll and SHL, visited the Ministry of Justice to discuss the problems with piracy of live broadcasts, such as football and hockey matches.
Swedes spend around SEK 1.25 billion annually on illegal IPTV services, and usage has doubled over the last three years. According to Mediavision, 580,000 Swedish households buy IPTV from unlawful operators.
The meeting highlighted that the consequences for the sports movement are serious and affect the sports ecosystem, which in turn harms children’s and youth’s activities in the clubs. Collaborations and contributions to local regions and municipalities are also negatively affected. Piracy poses a serious threat to the future of sports.
There is a clear connection between illegal IPTV services and international organized crime. Illegal IPTV also has consequences in the form of enormous tax losses and lost jobs. New legislation and tools are required to prevent these illegal services and actors. The Rights Alliance has long worked intensively to disseminate information on the problems with illegal IPTV at various levels. One measure that would be needed is administrative blocking, which means a simplified and faster procedure for blocking illicit services.
Publicerad: 2025-01-24