AMMAN—
Jordanian authorities raided one of the largest retail companies selling signal
decoding boxes in Amman this week at the behest of the beIN media group, the
company said in a statement carried by Khaberni.
اضافة اعلان
As the official
broadcaster of the
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the group said it took measures
to combat piracy in Jordan, and confronted the retail company.
Law enforcement
raided various branches of the company and seized illegal TV broadcasting
devices, the statement said, adding that legal action was taken against the
company.
The devices
illegally mirror beIN channels and stream the video feed to consumers.
Investigations
showed that the company sold several hundred devices in the past month alone,
ahead of the World Cup.
The
National Library Department and beIN had been monitoring the activities of local
retailers for several months. According to beIN, 50 percent of merchants in
Jordan recommend cheaper, pirated products and services over legal versions.
The Media
Commission has blocked 77 sites in less than a month for pirating beIN content,
the statement said. The commission also issued instructions on December 3 to
all media outlets to refrain from publishing any beIN content without
permission, the statement said.
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