Piracy/LALIGA: partnership with Fastly to develop technical solutions for blocking illegal websites

LALIGA has entered into a partnership with American software development company Fastly to develop technical solutions for blocking websites that illegally broadcast LALIGA EA Sports matches, the Spanish league announced on 09/04/2026.

As part of this collaboration initiated in 2025, Fastly has developed "a targeted, intelligent detection system that leverages AI and proprietary content signals to identify illegal streams in real timen," LALIGA said. The estimated annual loss of revenue due to piracy is between €600m and €700m.

"Fastly’s solution is designed to address these challenges by enabling the removal of illegal content by its platform customers with enhanced precision and dramatically reduces the window of opportunity for piracy. This unique approach reflects Fastly’s strong commitment to leveraging technology to help its customers protect their platforms and rights holders better protect their intellectual property without needing to resort to legal enforcement measures against intermediaries."