A new industry-backed report reveals that takedown notices for pirated live sports streams skyrocketed to over 15 million in the first half of 2025, nearly tripling previous levels. Earlier this year, accounting firm Grant Thornton published a report in partnership with the Live Content Coalition to evaluate the effectiveness of takedown notices. One of the main conclusions was that, in 2024, only a small fraction of takedown notices sent by a group of select rightsholders resulted in suspensions of pirated live streams. Original headlineThat’s not completely accurate, however, as the research only looks at the volume of takedown notices. In the first half of 2025, a small group of rightsholders sent a lot more takedown notices.