The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) joined forces with the Egyptian police to close popular piracy site Streameast, which drew more than 1.6 billion visits over the past year.
Millions used it to access streams of sports such as Premier League football matches, Formula One races and Major League Baseball games.
According to the BBC, ACE chairman Charles Rivkin said it was a ‘resounding victory in its fight to detect, deter, and dismantle criminal perpetrators of digital piracy’.
‘With this landmark action, we have put more points on the board for sports leagues, entertainment companies, and fans worldwide,’ he said.
