ACE Shuts Down Pirate IPTV App LiveNetTV After Turkish Enforcement

Long-running illicit streaming application LiveNetTV has been permanently dismantled after anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) reached a settlement with its operators following police enforcement in Turkey, TorrentFreak reported.

The ad-funded service operated for nearly a decade, distributing unauthorized access to hundreds of live television channels across dozens of countries. The software built a substantial user base by targeting Android-powered hardware and Amazon Fire TV sticks, where users frequently sideloaded the app to circumvent official store restrictions.

## Technical Blocks Bypassed

Rightsholders had previously lobbied device manufacturers to curb unauthorized streaming, prompting Amazon to disable instances of LiveNetTV on connected devices last year. The operators temporarily countered those platform measures by releasing updated software builds that evaded Amazon's technical blocks.

The app eventually went dark in late February. While the interface and thumbnails remained visible on user devices, the underlying live video feeds stopped working entirely. The developers remained silent for months, leaving users to speculate about the cause of the sudden blackout.

## Cross-Border Enforcement

According to an ACE announcement shared with TorrentFreak, the coalition tracked the operation to Istanbul, identifying the two individuals behind the network as A.B. and R.B. The subsequent settlement followed law enforcement action in Turkey, ensuring the service would not return under new branding.

For major studios and television networks, rogue IPTV software remains a persistent drain on licensing revenue. As Hollywood Tomorrow has tracked across global anti-piracy initiatives, rights groups are increasingly prioritizing cross-border law enforcement raids over device-level technical countermeasures to take down entrenched streaming networks.