Illicit IPTV in Europe, a report for AAPA

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IPTV Piracy: the impact of illicit IPTV in Europe

A harmful, rising trend

Illicit IPTV continues to cause significant damage and is widely used in Europe.

These are some of the key findings from The illicit IPTV in Europe Economic Report (December 2022).

Financial losses that legitimate audiovisual service providers sustain are high

€ 3,21 billion of losses in revenue that legal Pay-TV providers incurred in 2021 due to pirated IPTV in Europe

Illicit IPTV is a big money earner for online pirates

€ 1,06 billion of unlawful revenue was generated by copyright infringing IPTV providers in Europe in 2021.

17 million people (aged 16-74) use illicit IPTV in Europe in 2021. This represents 4.5% of the European population.

The share is even higher among young Europeans (aged 16-24)

5.9 million young people opted to use illicit IPTV. This is 11.8% of the European population.

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