Police shut down illegal Premier League streaming app with 43m watching games

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The Premier League have helped police shut down illegal streaming app Mobdro after the number of users watching matches through their unauthorised service reached 43million.

In a statement released on Thursday, it was confirmed that Mobdro, which made a catalogue of content from around the world available to users, was the largest infringing streaming app before it's closure.

It reads: “The world’s largest infringing streaming app has ceased all operations after a major investigation and criminal referral by the Premier League and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) resulted in law enforcement action by Spanish police and Europol.

“Mobdro illegally made available a large catalogue of live TV and video content from around the world, including sports, for use on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and illicit streaming devices.”

“The app also included dedicated sports, gaming, music, podcasts and adult channels, as well as several custom VOD channels airing TV series and movies in a 24/7 format.”

Premier League Director of Legal Services Kevin Plumb added: "Mobdro's criminal enterprise amounted to long-running and large-scale theft.

“These raids show we and our colleagues at ACE are committed to taking action against piracy, regardless of location.

"The protection of our copyright is hugely important to the Premier League and our broadcast partners, as well as the future health of English football."

The Daily Mail have since reported that Mobdro made up to £4.3m with their illegal service, and had brought in a mammoth 43million users before it stopped operating.

In addition, the Premier League have sent out a warning to other sites by outlining their anti-piracy programmes as one of the most ‘comprehensive’ in the world.

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    • Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association, said: "We are proud of our cooperation with the Premier League in this investigation and we send our congratulations to the Spanish National Police Cybercrime Central Unit and Europol.

    "Such partnerships between content creators and local authorities are essential in protecting our members’ interests around the world."

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