Broadband pressure in Europe and the United States is high due to the epidemic, and the number of visits to pirated movie and TV websites has soared

It is approaching summer, but the epidemic situation in Europe and the United States is still very serious. The epidemic has forced some people to stay at home, which has also increased the use of broadband.

According to foreign media reports, as more and more people are forced to stay at home, the number of visits to some pirated movie and TV websites has soared, which has brought great pressure to local operators. The most prominent performance is in the UK. In the last week of March, the number of visits to movie pirated websites increased by 57% compared with the last week of February. Websites that allow viewers to illegally watch TV programs and series increased by 29% during the same period.

“The trend in pirated or unauthorized consumption is closely tied to paid or licensed content,” said Andy Chatterley, CEO of Muso, which tracks piracy trends. “So just as Netflix has seen a huge increase in subscribers, we’ve also seen a huge spike in visits to movie and TV pirate sites. The demand for pirated content is growing exponentially.”

Data from TV marketing agency Thinkbox shows that as the country stays at home, TV viewing is soaring, with households watching an average of five hours more TV per week than before lockdown.

Of course, now that government agencies are busy dealing with the epidemic, there will not be such severe crackdowns on such pirated movie and TV websites, which will also help everyone stay at home better.