LaLiga president Javier Tebas, defended this Wednesday at the forum 'Digital Enterprise Show 2025“The fight against piracy in sporting events in Spain, which has already been reduced” by 60%”and hopes that” in three years it will be solved by 80%”or the sports industry”will have serious economic problems“.
In an intervention on the second day of the digital Enterprise show (des) 2025, the largest technologies and artificial intelligence event in Europe that is celebrated during these days in Malaga, Thebes has shared its vision on an issue that you consider A “threat” for football and clubs since “it is not only a business issue, but a matter of survival for a sector that represents 1.44% of GDP in Spain.”
“Piracy devalues the competition and harms clubs. In LaLiga we are marking trend, We are the most advanced in blockages And we have reduced piracy by IP by 60%, “said the top leader of the employer, which he hopes to have” in three years 80% of the solved problem or the sports industry will have serious economic problems. “
In addition to providing data on the progress made to date, with that 60 percent reduction of unauthorized access, and putting medium -term goals, Thebes also indicated that the “will be fundamental”collaboration“On the part of the Great technological companies Internationally, since “the neutrality of the network cannot be an excuse to commit crimes,” but must be “at the service of the citizen, not crimes.”
“We will not cease this fight in which it is essential that great technological ones stop collaborating, covering up and profiting with these crimes against intellectual property“Thebas said, which made it clear that he will continue to fight audiovisual fraud, since television rights are the main source of income for the equipment.
