European broadcasters, through ACT and EBU, welcomed the continued commitment of WIPO Member States to finalize their work on the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.
Estimates show that 4.5% of the population, representing 17.1 million people, have watched internet streamed TV (live or catch-up) from unauthorized online sources in Europe in 2021, according to the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance.
Since late last year, 145,000 online product listings from 80,000+ sellers have been removed, representing 8.4 million products with an estimated stock value of $113 million.
Piracy still poses a problem to the video industry in the Nordics. In fact, according to new figures from Mediavision, the number of pirates in the region has even increased compared to last year.