Mumbai: JioStar has intensified its anti-piracy enforcement during the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026, undertaking coordinated action against unauthorised applications and rogue websites illegally streaming its premium cricket content.
In recent weeks, the company has targeted a network of illicit IPTV applications that were unlawfully disseminating JioStar’s content, including live ICC T20 World Cup matches, without licence or authorisation. As part of a broader enforcement drive spanning both Google Play and iOS platforms, 36 infringing applications—collectively accounting for over 26.11 million global downloads—have been removed. Widely used IPTV player applications such as XCIPTV, Televizo, IPTV Smarters Pro, VU IPTV Player and XTV Ultra IPTV Media Player were among those taken down from the Google Play Store.
The app-level crackdown builds on earlier criminal enforcement measures initiated by JioStar against organised piracy networks. The company noted that action taken last year led to the shutdown of a large-scale infringing IPTV operation serving millions of users worldwide.
In parallel, pursuant to a dynamic injunction granted by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, JioStar has suspended 141 piracy websites globally during the tournament, disrupting an estimated 12.2 million instances of infringing traffic. Additionally, 279 websites carrying unauthorised streams, with over 2 million in combined traffic, have been blocked at the ISP level under the same judicial order.
Beyond domain-level and app-store enforcement, JioStar’s Anti-Piracy team has acted in real time against 15 additional third-party applications, impacting an estimated 11.5 million piracy-driven traffic instances. The whole strategy behind such disruptions is to divert legit audiences to JioStar/JioHotstar platforms.
The coordinated measures underscore a sustained, technology-led approach to protecting broadcast reproduction rights during live sporting events. By strengthening enforcement across websites, applications and intermediary platforms, JioStar aims to maintain a secure and lawful digital viewing ecosystem for cricket fans accessing coverage through its official platforms.
