Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Premium live sports, from basketball and American football to soccer/football and cricket, remain the primary target of streaming pirates in 2026, with the majority of aggressive gatecrashers looking to recast and simulcast high-profile streams while the match is live and its value is highest, according to BuyDRM CEO Christopher Levy in this conversation with Help Me Stream’s Timothy Fore-Siglin at Streaming Media Connect 2026. Levy goes on to describe the forms these recasts typically take, the sophisticated strategies pirates use, and the challenges of stopping them, while Sargeway’s Sarge Sargent chimes in to discuss the material and opportunity costs of live sports streaming piracy and what that means for streaming operators.
Premium live sports, from basketball and American football to soccer/football and cricket, remain the primary target of streaming pirates in 2026, with the majority of aggressive gatecrashers looking to recast and simulcast high-profile streams while the match is live and its value is highest, according to BuyDRM CEO Christopher Levy in this conversation with Help Me Stream’s Timothy Fore-Siglin at Streaming Media Connect 2026. Levy goes on to describe the forms these recasts typically take, the sophisticated strategies pirates use, and the challenges of stopping them, while Sargeway’s Sarge Sargent chimes in to discuss the material and opportunity costs of live sports streaming piracy and what that means for streaming operators.
