The Egyptian authorities, in collaboration with Alliance creativity and entertainment (ACE), dismantled Streameastthe largest pirate site of sports streaming in the world. Two people were also arrested, but it is not known if they are the managers. The site was active since 2010.
Over 136 million visits per month
Streameast It did not require a subscription, like traditional IPTVs. The managers obtained profits from advertising advertisements. These illegal earnings came recycled Through a fictitious company (Shell Company) based in the United Arab Emirates.
The pirate site used Over 80 domains mainly recorded in five countries (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Philippines and Germany). Second ACEStreameast had over 1.6 billion users per year, or approximately 136 million per month.
Users could access the HD streaming of almost all the most popular sporting events: football (Serie A, Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, Major League Soccer, Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, World Cup, Europeans, Nations League and Copa America), Basket (NBA), Football (NFL), Hockey (NHL), Baseball (MLB), MMA, F1 and MotoGP. Some events were accessible in pay-per-view.
The pirate site was offered on August 24th. Visiting the domains is carried out a redirection on the “Watch Legally” page of ACE. According to The Athletic (New York Times), the police arrested two people on charges of copyright violation in El-Sheikh Zaid (Governorate of Giza in Egypt). During the raid, the authorities seized notebooks and smartphones, probably used to manage the site.
Based on some posts on Reddit it seems that Vietameast is already “risen” with other domains. It is probably about Clone sites who try to exploit the closure of the original one. Ace has already started an investigation to discover the nature of the new sites.
