ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy
(IBCAP) today announced that leading Brazilian television
channels Globo, Band and Record became members of IBCAP, joining
the fight to combat copyright piracy of Brazilian content in
the United States.
IBCAP is an alliance representing more than 130 television
channels from around the world. The organization works to protect
members' video content against copyright infringement by monitoring
and detecting piracy, increasing consumer awareness, reporting
suspected pirates to government authorities, and
organizing legal action to protect the copyrights and other
interests of IBCAP members.
Content piracy is severely harming the Brazilian entertainment
industry, taking away money from legitimate producers and
broadcasters, thus constraining growth and innovation. The IBCAP
relationship enables parties to share information, enhance
detection, and implement strategies to disrupt the piracy
industry.
"Globo has a permanent commitment to combatting piracy and
defending copyrights in Brazil and
in the world," said Marcelo Bechara,
Director of Institutional Relations, Regulation and Media at Globo.
"We invest heavily in talent, innovation, quality and value to
advance the audiovisual industry. The practice of piracy has
negative impacts on this pulsating industry, which has produced
more and more content for multiple platforms."
"Because piracy is a constant challenge, Band is always working
with producers and distributors to inform and educate our viewers
around the world," explained Silvia Saad
Jafet, from Band's Pay-Tv division. "Joining organizations
like IBCAP sets us on a successful path to thwart this unlawful,
destructive activity that affects us all."
"Enforcing copyright protection is paramount to ensuring the
continued success of the Brazilian entertainment industry
globally," said Wilon Cardoso, Executive Director of Record TV
Americas. "Joining one of the most successful anti-piracy
organizations, IBCAP, will help Record TV get an upper hand over
the pirates."
"We are pleased Brazilian content providers have joined IBCAP.
It is critically important that we continue to spread the message
about the negative impacts of copyright piracy and to work with our
members to stop the infringement of their video content in
the United States," said
Chris Kuelling, Executive Director
of IBCAP. "Piracy harms television and movie producers as well as
consumers, and creates unfair competition to legitimate
companies. With strong international cooperation, we can
collectively detect and take appropriate action against copyright
infringement."
About IBCAP
IBCAP was formed to prevent the unauthorized and illegal
distribution of international television content. IBCAP's goal is
to enforce our members' copyrights and trademarks by identifying
unauthorized video sources, collecting evidence, and assisting with
legal actions and criminal investigations against those individuals
and companies engaged in pirating activities. IBCAP represents over
130 television channels from around the world. For more
information, visit: www.IBCAP.us
About GLOBO
To be one of the world's leading communications companies is
only possible with a lot of creativity, professionalism and
investment in quality and innovation. Globo produces close to 3,000
hours of telenovelas and programs, as well as over 3,000 hours of
journalism every year. Globo creates programs, series and
interviews with a high standard of quality that received over 90
nominations in the International Emmy Awards and have already been
awarded 16 times. The company also has had its works presented in
renowned international festivals such as the Berlinale
(Germany), Series Maria
(France) and TIFF (Canada). Currently, the network covers 98.6%
of Brazil's territory, reaching
99.5% of the population with the largest network of broadcasting
stations (122) spread over the states. More than 90% of the
network's programming is produced in-house, which makes Globo the
country's largest job provider for artists, authors, journalists
and producers. For more information: www.redeglobo.com.br
About BAND
Bandnews and Band Internacional channels are enjoyed by viewers
across the world. Bandnews is the only 24-hour headline news
provider in Portuguese in the U.S. Its ultimate goal is to provide
reliable, up-to-the minute news for Brazilians around the world.
Band Internacional is one of the most popular Brazilian programming
providers of top quality entertainment, news, sports,
documentaries, music and information for the whole family.
Dedicated to Brazilians living abroad and people interested in the
Brazilian culture and Portuguese language, both channels are
currently distributed in the U.S. by DISH Network, Sling
International and Comcast Cable. For more information please
visit: http://www.bandnews.com.br/ and Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bandinternacional/?ref=bookmarks
About Record TV
From east to west, reaching over 280 million people, Record TV
broadcasts to over 150 countries on five continents and is present
in the daily lives of all those who speak and appreciate the
Portuguese language. In Europe, it
is available on more than 60 cable operators as the Portuguese
language channel with the biggest coverage on the continent. In the
United Kingdom, Record TV is the
sole Portuguese language channel on Sky. In the United States, it has a successful
collaboration with DISH Network, and Record TV is also available on
its OTT service, Sling TV. In Canada, Record TV reaches the homes and hearts
of Portuguese language immigrants with news, sports, entertainment,
soap operas and mega productions, and the programming is of quality
and significance for the whole family. For more information please
visit: https://www.r7.com
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