Organization:Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment

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Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
AbbreviationACE
FormationJune 13, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-06-13)
PurposeCombating copyright infringement and online piracy
Region
Worldwide
Websitealliance4creativity.com

Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is a coalition[1] of more than 50 major global entertainment companies and film studios,[2] aimed at reducing online piracy of copyrighted material.[3] ACE was launched on June 13, 2017.[3]

The mission of ACE is to detect, deter, and dismantle piracy[4], drawing on the anti-piracy resources of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The organization conducts research[5] into online pirating, lobby law enforcement to stop and sue pirate enterprises, file civil litigations, and to pursue voluntary agreements with responsible parties across the internet ecosystem — such as search engines and broadband providers.[3]

On October 31, 2019, they shut down the streaming providers Openload and Streamango. In December 2020, ACE shut down pirate IPTV service Beast IPTV.[6] In May 2021, ACE shut down and seized the domain of popular streaming site 123movies.la.[7] In July 2023, ACE shut down anime pirate site Zoro.to.[8] In August 2024, ACE shut down FMovies, the largest piracy site in the world at the time.[9] ACE shut down pirate sports streaming site Streameast in September 2025.[10]

The organization promotes itself as marking a new level of coordination among multiple stakeholders.[3]

Members

As of October 2025, the members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment are:[11][3][12][13][14][15] [16]

  • Amazon
  • Apple TV+
  • BBC Studios
  • BeIN Media Group
  • Bell Media
  • Canal+ S.A.
  • Cavea Plus
  • Channel 5
  • Chilevisión
  • Comcast
  • Constantin Film
  • DAZN Group
  • Fox
  • Foxtel
  • France Télévisions
  • GMA Network
  • Grupo Globo
  • HBO
  • Hulu
  • MBC Group
  • Megacable
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon)
  • Millicom
  • NBCUniversal (Comcast)
  • Netflix
  • Ole Distribution
  • OSN
  • Paramount Global
  • Paramount Pictures
  • RTL Deutschland
  • SF Studios
  • SimpleTV
  • Sky
  • Sony Pictures
  • The Star (Malaysia)
  • Studio Babelsberg
  • STX Entertainment
  • Telemundo
  • Grupo Televisa
  • TelevisaUnivision
  • TIS Productions
  • TrueVisions
  • United Group
  • Univision
  • Village Roadshow
  • ViuTV
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Warner Bros. Discovery

See also

  • Content Overseas Distribution Association, a similar Japanese anti-piracy group for anime and manga series

References

  1. ↑ Zoe Thorogood, "Global Entertainment Companies Join Forces to Launch the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Reduce Online Piracy" , ACE web site, June 13, 2017
  2. ↑ Spangler, Todd (20 August 2024). "Fmovies, a Massive Internet Piracy Ring, Is Shut Down by Police in Vietnam". Variety. https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/fmovies-shut-down-piracy-vietnam-police-1236114171/. Retrieved 20 October 2024. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Spangler, Todd (13 June 2017). "Entertainment Giants Forge New Alliance to Fight Piracy, Sue Offenders". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/entertainment-studios-piracy-lawsuits-1202463987/. Retrieved 4 October 2017. 
  4. ↑ https://www.alliance4creativity.com/
  5. ↑ https://www.alliance4creativity.com/about-us/
  6. ↑ "Beast IPTV Shut Down By Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment * TorrentFreak" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/beast-iptv-shut-down-by-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment-201228/. 
  7. ↑ "123Movies.la Shut Down By Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment * TorrentFreak" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/123movies-la-shut-down-by-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment-210510/. 
  8. ↑ Maxwell, Andy (July 13, 2023). "Piracy Giant Zoro.to Now Points to MPA/ACE 'Seized Domain' Nameservers". https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-giant-zoro-to-now-points-to-mpa-ace-seized-domain-nameservers-230713/. 
  9. ↑ Horton, Adrian (2024-08-29). "‘World’s largest’ piracy ring Fmovies shut down by police in Vietnam" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/29/fmovies-shut-down. 
  10. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2025-09-03). "Streameast Shut Down: World’s Most Massive Sports Piracy Ring Disabled After Raid" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/streameast-shut-down-sports-piracy-site-raided-1236506024/. 
  11. ↑ "About Us". Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. http://alliance4creativity.com/. Retrieved 4 October 2017. 
  12. ↑ "Dubai-based OSN joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment". 17 January 2023. https://creativeindustriesnews.com/2023/01/dubai-based-osn-joins-the-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment/?amp=1. 
  13. ↑ "Anti-piracy coalition ACE gains 11 new members". 14 December 2022. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/12/14/anti-piracy-coalition-ace-gains-11-new-members/. 
  14. ↑ "MPA's Anti-Piracy Organization ACE Adds First Partners in Asia". 29 June 2022. https://money.yahoo.com/mpa-anti-piracy-organization-ace-010041303.html. 
  15. ↑ "United Media Joins Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment to Combat Piracy in Europe | United Media". https://www.unitedmedia.net/united-media-joins-alliance-for-creativity-and-entertainment-to-combat-piracy-in-europe/. 
  16. ↑ "ACE News". https://www.alliance4creativity.com/news/. 



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