” It is the toughest statement yet by FIFA who are understandably reluctant to be dragged into the middle of what has become a political powerplay between the Saudis and the Qataris. It has launched a protest against the piracy of the Women ’s World Cup match broadcasts by Saudi - based beoutQ , which has stolen the broadcast signal from rights holder beIN Sports in Qatar . It has asked Arabsat , the Qatar - based satellite provider which is reported to be carrying beoutQ ’s broadcasts , to co - operate in investigating the misuse of its intellectual property . It is also co - operating with other broadcasters whose rights have been infringed by beoutQ. Arabsat has denied it is distributing pirated broadcasts from beoutQ but digital security firms have disagreed and a French court has said it was distributing the broadcasts .
It has launched a protest against the piracy of the Women ’s World Cup match broadcasts by Saudi - based beoutQ , which has stolen the broadcast signal from rights holder beIN Sports in Qatar . It has asked Arabsat , the Qatar - based satellite provider which is reported to be carrying beoutQ ’s broadcasts , to co - operate in investigating the misuse of its intellectual property . It is also co - operating with other broadcasters whose rights have been infringed by beoutQ. Arabsat has denied it is distributing pirated broadcasts from beoutQ but digital security firms have disagreed and a French court has said it was distributing the broadcasts .