Major Illegal Sports Streaming platform Streameast Shut Down
September 2025 - A important blow has been dealt to online sports piracy with the confirmed closure of Streameast, a massive illegal streaming platform. The takedown, completed in early September, represents a major victory for sports leagues, broadcasters, and rights holders worldwide.
Streameast operated as a sprawling network encompassing approximately 80 active domains and amassed over 1.6 billion visits in the past year, averaging 136 million monthly connections. This volume established it as a leading source for illicit sports content globally.
The platform’s extensive catalog included live and on-demand access to:
European Football: Premier League,La Liga,Serie A,Bundesliga,ligue 1,and Primeira Liga.
UEFA Competitions: champions League, Europa League, and Conference League.
International Events: World Cup qualifiers, European Championship, Nations League, and copa America.
American sports: NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB.
* Pay-Per-View Events: Boxing, MMA, Formula 1, and MotoGP.
Streameast’s audience was geographically diverse, with ample viewership originating from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, and Germany.
The shutdown was achieved through a collaborative effort between Egyptian authorities and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the leading global coalition dedicated to combating digital piracy. This joint operation successfully dismantled what authorities have described as the largest illegal sports streaming network ever documented.
The industry views this action as a strong deterrent, signaling that illegal IPTV networks face increasing risk from coordinated international enforcement.
