IPTV has become essential since DAZN and its forty euros monthly subscription obtained TV rights for Ligue 1. From now on, it is even possible to obtain a box as well as IPTV codes in Parisian stores.
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– 2.5 million people use an IPTV box today in France.
It goes without saying that the DAZN subject has particularly irritated fans of football and the French championship, Ligue 1. Forty euros per month for a handful of matches? Most of the more passionate viewers didn’t want it and therefore turned to a more affordablemore illegal : IPTV (for Internet Protocol Television). If the Professional Football League (LFP), the chain and regulatory bodies such as Arcom try to act, the business is growing more and more.
So much so that, noted Le Parisienan IPTV box can now be sold in boutiques in the heart of Paris. For 59 eurosit is possible to buy one, with complete peace of mind. It is also possible to purchase codes which, entered into the interface, allow access to the channels. You have to pay 120 euros for the case and the code. And it’s over. A purchase uniquefar from the money to be paid monthly for DAZN. The principle has attracted a lot of fraudsters.
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The authorities are taking action, but is it enough?
There would currently be 2.5 million fraudsters in France. It is even possible to buy IPTV in a few exchanges on WhatsApp. A witness, who has had one for a year, explains that it has lasted over time and that the quality is more than good. So he didn’t have long to think and didn’t take out the DAZN subscription. But let the 2.5 million fraudsters be warned: if they were to be spotted, it would not be without consequences.
Indeed, the user of an IPTV is guilty of concealment of counterfeiting and therefore liable to 375,000 euros fine. In 2023, 232 sanctions criminal charges were noted, ranging from 90 to 1000 euros fine. Arcom would have closed 1922 illegal services streaming. Because the clubs are putting pressure: these sums not paid by the fans represent a loss of earnings for the clubs, which depend on the TV rights. But will justice have the necessary resources to pursue these millions of fraudsters?
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