Building on the first “live” and “dynamic” blocking order obtained by Smart & Biggar for the Plaintiffs Rogers Media Inc, Rogers Communications Inc, BCE Inc, Bell Media Inc, CTV Specialty Television Enterprises Inc, The Sports Network Inc, Le Reseau des Sports (RDS) Inc and Groupe TVA Inc in the context of the 2022 National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs, Smart & Biggar successfully represented Bell Media Inc in securing a similar blocking order enjoining Canada’s major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to unauthorized online streams of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, one of the most popular sports event in the world.
