In 2014, beIN had to restrict the number of Premier League games it screened live on Saturdays as they were being illegally streamed in the UK. Barcodes were floated across the screen in an effort to clamp down on the practice.
Viewers of the current World Cup will have seen floating beIN logos drift across the screen. It coincides with a ticker at the bottom referring to piracy of games in the region by an entity called BeoutQ, with host Richard Keys also mentioning it during the coverage. Fifa too has made a statement on the issue.
“Fifa is aware that a pirate channel named BeoutQ has illegally distributed the opening matches of 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Mena region,” it said.
“Fifa takes infringements of its intellectual property very seriously and is exploring all options to stop the infringement of its rights,” it said.
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