<p>Earlier this month US authorities took action against StreamEast, a popular sports streaming site. The main domain streameast.io along with other URLs streameast.xyz and streameast.live were seized by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. When you try to visit these sites you will get a bold notice from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) saying the domains are seized.</p>
<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 3.0.1 -->
<div class="quads-location quads-ad135805 " id="quads-ad135805" style="float:none;text-align:center;padding:0px 0 0px 0;" data-lazydelay="3000">

</div>

<h2>StreamEast’s Popularity</h2>
<p>StreamEast became popular by offering free live sports, from NFL and NBA to UFC fights. It was especially popular among US sports fans who wanted an alternative to expensive streaming subscriptions. With millions of visitors each month StreamEast was one of the top free sports streaming sites.</p>
<h2>Quick Recovery and New Domains</h2>
<p>Despite being seized by authorities StreamEast’s operators moved fast to keep the service up. Within days more than 20 new mirror sites popped up including streameast.co and streameast.ec so sports fans can continue to watch live events uninterrupted. StreamEast’s operators said they will continue to offer free streaming, saying affordable and comprehensive legal streaming options are scarce.</p>
<h2>Will They Appeal?</h2>
<p>In a surprise move StreamEast’s operators said they will appeal the domain seizures. They claimed there was no transparency and no explanation for the warrant to take down the site. This is unusual for an unauthorized streaming site as most prefer to stay anonymous and adapt quickly rather than confront the authorities directly.</p>
<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 3.0.1 -->
<div class="quads-location quads-ad135804 " id="quads-ad135804" style="float:none;text-align:center;padding:0px 0 0px 0;" data-lazydelay="3000">

</div>

<h2>Bigger Picture for Online Sports Streaming</h2>
<p>The action against StreamEast is part of the broader effort to shut down unauthorized sports streaming which has been a headache for official broadcasting networks and leagues for a long time. But the existence of such sites shows there is still a big demand for affordable and accessible live sports.</p>
<p>If you want <a href="https://www.explosion.com/147703/streameast-io/">alternatives</a> you can check out SportSurge and Buffstream and official apps from sports leagues some for free and some for low cost.</p>
<h3>Looking Ahead</h3>
<p>StreamEast’s fight continues with their appeal and new mirror sites shows the ongoing cat and mouse game between regulators and unauthorized streaming operators. We will see how this plays out and what it means for the future of online sports streaming.</p>

<div class="essb_links essb_counter_modern_right essb_displayed_bottom essb_share essb_template_default4-retina essb_1588906398 print-no" id="essb_displayed_bottom_1588906398" data-essb-postid="152553" data-essb-position="bottom" data-essb-button-style="button" data-essb-template="default4-retina" data-essb-counter-pos="right" data-essb-url="https://www.explosion.com/152553/streameast-io-taken-by-us-authorities-popular-sports-streaming-site-bounces-back-with-new-domains/" data-essb-fullurl="https://www.explosion.com/152553/streameast-io-taken-by-us-authorities-popular-sports-streaming-site-bounces-back-with-new-domains/" data-essb-instance="1588906398"><ul class="essb_links_list"><li class="essb_item essb_link_facebook nolightbox essb_link_svg_icon"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.explosion.com%2F152553%2Fstreameast-io-taken-by-us-authorities-popular-sports-streaming-site-bounces-back-with-new-domains%2F&t=StreamEast.io+taken+by+US+Authorities%3A+Popular+Sports+Streaming+Site+Bounces+Back+with+New+Domains" title="Share on Share" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.explosion.com%2F152553%2Fstreameast-io-taken-by-us-authorities-popular-sports-streaming-site-bounces-back-with-new-domains%2F&t=StreamEast.io+taken+by+US+Authorities%3A+Popular+Sports+Streaming+Site+Bounces+Back+with+New+Domains&#39;,&#39;facebook&#39;,&#39;1588906398&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="nolightbox essb-s-bg-facebook essb-s-c-light essb-s-ch-light essb-s-bgh-dark essb-s-bg-network" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_facebook"><svg class="essb-svg-icon essb-svg-icon-facebook" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M16 8.049c0-4.446-3.582-8.05-8-8.05C3.58 0-.002 3.603-.002 8.05c0 4.017 2.926 7.347 6.75 7.951v-5.625h-2.03V8.05H6.75V6.275c0-2.017 1.195-3.131 3.022-3.131.876 0 1.791.157 1.791.157v1.98h-1.009c-.993 0-1.303.621-1.303 1.258v1.51h2.218l-.354 2.326H9.25V16c3.824-.604 6.75-3.934 6.75-7.951"></path></svg></span><span class="essb_network_name">Share</span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_twitter nolightbox essb_link_twitter_x essb_link_svg_icon"> <a href="https://x.com/intent/post?text=StreamEast.io%20taken%20by%20US%20Authorities%3A%20Popular%20Sports%20Streaming%20Site%20Bounces%20Back%20with%20New%20Domains&;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.explosion.com%2F152553%2Fstreameast-io-taken-by-us-authorities-popular-sports-streaming-site-bounces-back-with-new-domains%2F" title="Share on Tweet" onclick="essb.window(&#39;https://x.com/intent/post?text=StreamEast.io%20taken%20by%20US%20Authorities%3A%20Popular%20Sports%20Streaming%20Site%20Bounces%20Back%20with%20New%20Domains&;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.explosion.com%2F152553%2Fstreameast-io-taken-by-us-authorities-popular-sports-streaming-site-bounces-back-with-new-domains%2F&#39;,&#39;twitter&#39;,&#39;1588906398&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="nolightbox essb-s-bg-twitter essb-s-c-light essb-s-ch-light essb-s-bgh-dark essb-s-bg-network" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_twitter_x"><svg class="essb-svg-icon essb-svg-icon-twitter_x" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M18.244 2.25h3.308l-7.227 8.26 8.502 11.24H16.17l-5.214-6.817L4.99 21.75H1.68l7.73-8.835L1.254 2.25H8.08l4.713 6.231zm-1.161 17.52h1.833L7.084 4.126H5.117z"></path></svg></span><span class="essb_network_name">Tweet</span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_pinterest nolightbox essb_link_svg_icon"> <a href="#" title="Share on Pin It" onclick="essb.pinterest_picker(&#39;1588906398&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="nolightbox essb-s-bg-pinterest essb-s-c-light essb-s-ch-light essb-s-bgh-dark essb-s-bg-network" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_pinterest"><svg class="essb-svg-icon essb-svg-icon-pinterest" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10.625 12.25c0-1.375 0.313-2.5 1.063-3.438 0.688-0.938 1.563-1.438 2.563-1.438 0.813 0 1.438 0.25 1.875 0.813s0.688 1.25 0.688 2.063c0 0.5-0.125 1.125-0.313 1.813-0.188 0.75-0.375 1.625-0.688 2.563-0.313 1-0.563 1.75-0.688 2.313-0.25 1-0.063 1.875 0.563 2.625 0.625 0.688 1.438 1.063 2.438 1.063 1.75 0 3.188-1 4.313-2.938 1.125-2 1.688-4.375 1.688-7.188 0-2.125-0.688-3.875-2.063-5.25-1.375-1.313-3.313-2-5.813-2-2.813 0-5.063 0.875-6.75 2.688-1.75 1.75-2.625 3.875-2.625 6.375 0 1.5 0.438 2.75 1.25 3.75 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.313 1.063-0.125 0.313-0.25 0.813-0.375 1.5-0.063 0.25-0.188 0.438-0.375 0.5s-0.375 0.063-0.563 0c-1.313-0.563-2.25-1.438-2.938-2.75s-1-2.813-1-4.5c0-1.125 0.188-2.188 0.563-3.313s0.875-2.188 1.625-3.188c0.75-1.063 1.688-1.938 2.688-2.75 1.063-0.813 2.313-1.438 3.875-1.938 1.5-0.438 3.125-0.688 4.813-0.688 1.813 0 3.438 0.313 4.938 0.938 1.5 0.563 2.813 1.375 3.813 2.375 1.063 1.063 1.813 2.188 2.438 3.5 0.563 1.313 0.875 2.688 0.875 4.063 0 3.75-0.938 6.875-2.875 9.313-1.938 2.5-4.375 3.688-7.375 3.688-1 0-1.938-0.188-2.813-0.688-0.875-0.438-1.5-1-1.875-1.688-0.688 2.938-1.125 4.688-1.313 5.25-0.375 1.438-1.25 3.188-2.688 5.25h-1.313c-0.25-2.563-0.188-4.688 0.188-6.375l2.438-10.313c-0.375-0.813-0.563-1.813-0.563-3.063z"></path></svg></span><span class="essb_network_name">Pin It</span></a></li><li class="essb_item essb_link_mail nolightbox essb_link_svg_icon"> <a href="#" title="Share on Email" onclick="essb_open_mailform(&#39;1588906398&#39;); return false;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="nolightbox essb-s-bg-mail essb-s-c-light essb-s-ch-light essb-s-bgh-dark essb-s-bg-network" ><span class="essb_icon essb_icon_mail"><svg class="essb-svg-icon essb-svg-icon-mail" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" width="32" height="32" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 60 60"><polygon points="60,50.234 60,9.944 39.482,30.536 " /><polygon points="0,9.941 0,50.234 20.519,30.535 " /><path d="M1.387,8.5l21.002,21.08c0.121,0.051,0.471,0.415,0.517,0.519l5.941,5.963c0.635,0.591,1.672,0.59,2.333-0.025l5.911-5.933c0.046-0.105,0.4-0.473,0.522-0.524L58.615,8.5H1.387z" /><path d="M38.07,31.954l-5.5,5.52c-0.73,0.68-1.657,1.019-2.58,1.019c-0.914,0-1.823-0.332-2.533-0.993l-5.526-5.546L1.569,51.5h56.862L38.07,31.954z" /></svg></span><span class="essb_network_name">Email</span></a></li></ul></div>
0 Comments