A Globo is fighting platforms Pirate IPTV in justice. The broadcaster filed four lawsuits against platforms that sell signals from channels such as GloboNews and Premiere, as well as the 24-hour signal of the Big Brother Brasil program. So far, Globo has won two of these lawsuits, including Flix TV HD, which sold around 1,500 channels for R$35 per month.
Globo sues pirated IPTV platforms
IPTV platforms sell access to pay TV channels 24 hours a day, including some Globo channels, for a lower price than cable TV operators offer. Customers can access these channels through apps or websites without the need for additional equipment.
One of the platforms involved in the process is Flix TV HD, which sold around 1,500 channels for R$35 per month. In addition to the channels, Premiere and BBB’s pay-per-view channels were also involved, as well as the group’s channels, such as SporTV and GloboNews.
The case was taken to the 2nd Regional Court of Business Competence and Conflicts Related to Arbitration of the Court of Justice of São Paulo. Globo alleges that platforms are using its signals without a license and at a below-market price. The broadcaster happily got an injunction to ban sales and take down Flix TV HD websites.
In the other three lawsuits, Globo won one of them against the website Control IPTVwhich offered services similar to Flix TV HD.
Do you use pirated IPTV?
Recent studies carried out by Anatel, the National Telecommunications Agency, concluded that using clandestine IPTV services can compromise users’ personal data. To avoid this, the agency announced yesterday (9) that it will start blocking the signal of the famous “TV boxes”, that is, the TV Boxes that allow access to the subscription TV channel in a clandestine way.