The jig is up for a popular streaming sports site.
The U.S. government has seized ATDHE.net’s broadcasting domain for illegally streaming live sporting events.
ATDHE provided free access to sporting events and pay-per-view events, sourcing from networks such as ABC, NBC and FOX. Fans needed a place to access live feeds from foreign countries for free, and according to SportsGrid, the site became an alternative to ESPN3, especially during World Cup action in 2010.
One of the first domains to be shut down was Rojadirecta, a Spanish sports streaming website. Like ATDHE, Rojadirecta moved their streaming to a non-U.S. domain.
While still illegal, ATDHE is back up and running for soccer, tennis, volleyball and other international sports.
