Few technologies have become popular in Europe as quickly as IPTV listings which allow you to watch TV shows, sports, series and movies illegally or illegally, depending on the case. Piracy, which had decreased in our market with the launch of streaming platforms, is on the rise, particularly with regard to sporting events.
Many users of IPTV lists use them to watch football without having to pay the monthly fees requested by companies like Movistar or DAZN. This is obviously an illegal practice and that is why telecommunications companies and sports leaders.
In recent months, we have seen court decisions close certain services of this type of list, which illegally marketed content with image and distribution rights. One of the most popular was SmartIPTVwhich hasn’t worked for a few hours.
SmartIPTV does not work in Europe
This application allows you to put IPTV lists which give access to films, series and football broadcasts, this is one of the main reasons to use it. However, for the past few hours, neither the site nor the applications have been working in Europe, as reported by Bandaancha. At first he was the operator Movistar the one that caused problems, but little by little others also gave failures, like Orange
This blockage occurred when LaLiga and Telefónica decided that SmartIPTV was one of the pages that allowed their customers to access lists of IPTV websites to watch content illegally. The two companies They regularly update this list of pages and now it is SmartIPTV’s turn.
Although SmartIPTV boasts that it does not provide illegal link lists The majority use of these apps is to skip payments for sporting events and streaming services., that is why Telefonica and the rest of the operators have blocked access to this domain. Currently, if you try to type, you’ll see an error message, which varies by carrier but suggests it’s for legal reasons. Many people will realize this when watching Real Madrid’s championship match today, which takes place in less than an hour.
This blockade is in addition to that observed in Europe in February and which made the AceStream portal unusable. Some operators still allow access to this site and use of the application, but it is expected that in a few hours the blockage will be total at the state level.