Italian broadcaster Mediaset has secured a ruling from a court in Milan ordering “a major supplier” of internet services to prevent its customers from accessing it.rojadirecta.eu.
The website has been identified by Mediaset as one of the major sources of online piracy of its content, including sports coverage.
The internet company, reported by the Italian press to be Swisscom-owned Fastweb, will be forced to remove references to Rojadirecta sites regardless of the country in which they are registered.
A penalty of €30,000 ($32,000) will be applied for each day’s delay in implementing the action.
Mediaset said the court’s ruling had “particular relevance” in the fight against piracy. The broadcaster has already obtained a ruling from a Roman court against the management of the website itself and two rulings against it in Milan.