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What the piracy numbers actually mean.

Evidence-led analysis of streaming piracy, live-event enforcement and forensic attribution across markets.

03 Field Reports
Economic impact · Enforcement · Attribution
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Market Signal · Italy01 / 03

Italy's Two-Speed War on Piracy

Audiovisual piracy in Italy caused about 2.3 billion euro in economic losses in 2025, even though the number of people pirating content fell for the second year running. The gap between those two facts is the part that should interest anyone who owns premium video rights.

Signal
€2.3B
annual economic loss · Italy · 2025
·6 min read
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Enforcement · Europe02 / 03

The Takedown That Buys a Weekend

A coordinated operation dismantled a major illegal IPTV network in a single night, just before a global sporting event. It was a real achievement, and it also shows why takedowns alone never quite stop live sports piracy.

Signal
DISTRIBUTION ≠ SOURCE
The pipe can return while the leak remains
·5 min read
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Market Signal · Greece03 / 03

How Greece Taxed Its Way Into More Piracy

Audiovisual piracy costs Greece more than 400 million euro of GDP a year, and a ten percent tax on legal streaming platforms appears to be feeding the problem. The Greek case is a warning about second-order effects.

Signal
€400M+ / 10%
annual GDP impact / special fee
·5 min read
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