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European illegal IPTV enforcement action

November 2024, Piracy and IP

Extended pass entry, last reviewed August 21, 2026

What was taken down?

IPTV distribution infrastructure disrupted across multiple countries.

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What happened to the people?

Officials reported 11 apprehended.
Group accounted for: Partial

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Did it stay down?

Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

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Europol announced a major European illegal-IPTV enforcement action involving 102 identified suspects, 11 arrests, and more than 112 searches across participating countries.

Date
November 2024
Target
Multiple illegal IPTV networks, illegal streaming network
Activity
Piracy and IP
Operational lead
Not established
Partners
Europol[1]
Jurisdiction
Not established
Outcome
IPTV distribution infrastructure disrupted across multiple countries.
Status
Completed
Legal mechanism
Coordinated national judicial/search-and-seizure authority.
Group accounted for
Partial

No individual is named against this entry in the cited record. That is a gap in what has been published rather than a finding that nobody was involved.

Group accounted for: Partial

The cited record does not say how large the group was or whether everyone involved has been identified.

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Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

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Official sources

  1. [1]
    Illegal IPTV distribution network dismantled across Europe

    Europol, November 27, 2024, Source grade P2

    Establishes the 102 identified suspects, 11 arrests, and 112+ searches.

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Coverage note. Added from deep-research aggregation pass. Not independently re-verified source-by-source to the same standard as the original 38-incident core; source_quality capped at S2/P2 pending a dedicated verification pass.