PUBLISHED: 25 Sep 2024 at 06: 20
As the new football season begins, the English Premier League has launched an anti-piracy battle in Thailand.
For the next time in a row, the EPL is running its Boot Out Piracy campaign in collaboration with the British Embassy in Thailand.
The program, which aims to promote legitimate observing and protect the intellectual property of Premier League live broadcasts, is being hosted by Thailand and Indonesia in Southeast Asia.
Key stakeholders, including law enforcement agencies and various officials, participated in discussions on the subject, and a special welcome was held late in Bangkok.
The EPL prize is displayed at the beginning of a Thailand battle to combat piracy. Premier League
The event aimed to raise consciousness about the detrimental effects of theft on the sporting industry and support efforts to protect promotional television privileges for Premier League games in Thailand held by cable TV service Real Visions.
Thailand continues to have one of the team’s most devoted fan bases with an estimated 38.7 million Thai fans watching EPL games legally.
However, many supporters also reportedly watch activities via illegal streaming platforms.
At the particular welcome, Catherine West, British Minister for the Indo-Pacific, addressed the importance of combating improper streaming in Thailand.
” Thailand has some of the world’s most devoted sport fans.” It does n’t take long walking around Bangkok to notice that– just jump into any taxi, and within five minutes, you’ll be discussing which team will win the Premier League this year”, she said.
However, she expressed concern about the common use of illegal streaming, noting the associated hazards for fans and explaining that outlawed streaming websites introduce them to hazards such as malicious, schemes, viruses, and illegal gambling.
Catherine West
” A recent review revealed that 90 % of advertising on rogue websites contain high-risk content”, she warned.
The Premier League has increased its cooperation with Thai government to fight pirates, with Ms. West acknowledging that despite progress being made, challenges still remain.
” Pirates do n’t stand still. It’s important that the conversations]against pirates ] we have here remain over the coming days and months”, she said.
She urged Thai soccer fans to help the EPL legally. Through a subscription to official services, she continued,” We want Thai fans to watch the Premier League in the best quality and the safest manner possible.”
Sean Godfrey, mind of constitutional at the Premier League, emphasised the benefits of legitimate browsing.
If viewers watch the game the right way,” there’s a lot of revenue that could be generated and reinvested into community sport,” he said.
Legitimate seeing, Mr Godfrey noted, ensures money can be directed back into society growth and youth programs, helping to cultivate the next generation of soccer skills.
” We all want our great sports celebrities and groups to triumph, and a vital way to support them is by watching sports legally”, he added.
This commitment to always observe the activities in the right way so that more money can be raised for both community soccer and the heroes who make our weekends special.
Sean Godfrey