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{{Short description|Israeli streaming service}}
{{Short description|Israeli streaming service}}
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| type = Online streaming media website
| type = Online streaming media website
| language = Hebrew
| language = Hebrew
| dissolved = December 2023
| country_of_origin = [[Israel]]
| country_of_origin = [[Israel]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Worldwide
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| commercial = Yes
| commercial = Yes
| registration = Required
| registration = Required
| users = 863,009 {{small|according to 11 February 2023}}
| users = 863,009 {{cn|date=October 2023}}
| launch_date = [[January]] [[2011]]
| launch_date = January 2011
| current_status = Online
| current_status = Defunct
| content_license = Unlicensed
| content_license = Unlicensed
}}
}}
'''Sdarot''' ({{He|סדרות|lit=Series}}) Is a [[File streaming|streaming media]] [[website]] that publishes content from Israel and from across the world. As of March 2022, Sdarot is the biggest online streaming website in [[Israel]], with over 1.3 billion views across all its content.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sdarot.TV {{!}} סדרות - צפייה ישירה והורדה עם תרגום מובנה |url=https://sdarot.tw/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=sdarot.tv}}</ref>
'''Sdarot''' ({{Langx|he|סדרות|lit=Series}}) was an Israeli [[online piracy|piracy-based]] [[File streaming|streaming media]] [[website]] that streamed content from Israel and from across the world. As of March 2022, Sdarot was the biggest online streaming website in [[Israel]], with over 1.3 billion views across all its content.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sdarot.TV {{!}} סדרות - צפייה ישירה והורדה עם תרגום מובנה |url=https://sdarot.tw/ |access-date=11 February 2023 |website=sdarot.tv}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The site was established in January 2011<ref name=":0" /> and began to provide pirated content with built-in Hebrew subtitles, with their goal being "making TV series accessible for all the population, without the need to pay huge amounts of money to TV corporations".<ref name=":0" />
The site was established in January 2011<ref name=":0" /> and began to provide pirated content with built-in Hebrew subtitles, with their goal being "making TV series accessible for all the population, without the need to pay huge amounts of money to TV corporations".<ref name=":0" />


During the years of its operation, the site changed its address several times following their battle against the [[copyright infringement]] "[[Zira (Company)|Zira]]", which they call "Ziba" (from the word: זיבי, Zibi, a slang insult in Hebrew). The site's has an application too that bypasses [[DNS blocking]] with a built-in [[Virtual private network|VPN]].
During the years of its operation, the site changed its address several times following their battle against the [[copyright infringement]] company "[[Zira (Company)|Zira]]". The site's has an application too that bypasses [[DNS blocking]] with a built-in [[Virtual private network|VPN]].


On 11 March 2021, The site fell due to a fire that broke out at a [[server farm]] in France where some of the company's servers were stored.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ynet |date=2021-03-11 |title=אתר "סדרות" נפל לאחר ששריפה פרצה בשרתיו בצרפת |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/SksyJuvQu |access-date=2022-03-12}}</ref> The site was back online after two days.
On 11 March 2021, the site went down due to a fire at a [[server farm]] in France where some of the company's servers were stored.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ynet |date=11 March 2021 |title=אתר "סדרות" נפל לאחר ששריפה פרצה בשרתיו בצרפת |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/SksyJuvQu |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> The site was back online after two days.


At the end of 2021, according to the site's statistics, the site crossed one billion views across all its content.
At the end of 2021, according to the site's statistics, the site crossed one billion views across all its content.


=== Website "SRATIM" ===
== Sratim ==
'''Sratim''' ({{He|סרטים|lit=Movies}}) is also a [[File streaming|streaming media]] [[website]] that publies content, but instead of TV series, "SRATIM" website publishes movies. The pirated movies on the site have Hebrew subtitles on them which doesnt work correctly.
'''Sratim''' ({{Langx|he|סרטים|lit=Films}}) is the sister site to Sdarot, it publishes unlicensed movies rather than TV shows.{{cn|date=October 2023}} The movies on the site have user-generated Hebrew subtitles super-imposed on them, like on Sdarot.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
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== Website activity ==
== Website activity ==
The site allows people to view its content from multiple servers, but there is also a purchase option that allows people to watch the series without from a special server without waiting 30 seconds. The site also had a forum that was closed in 2020. The site is operated by 100 volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=אתר sdarot נחשף, ריאיון עם הבעלים: "זיר"ה לא יגיעו אלינו" |url=http://www.ice.co.il/media/news/article/817146 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Ice |language=he}}</ref>
The site allows people to view its content from multiple servers, but there is also a purchase option that allows people to watch the series without from a special server without waiting 30 seconds. The site also had a forum that was closed in 2020. The site is operated by 100 volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=אתר sdarot נחשף, ריאיון עם הבעלים: "זיר"ה לא יגיעו אלינו" |url=http://www.ice.co.il/media/news/article/817146 |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=Ice |language=he}}</ref>


== Legal battle ==
== Legal battle ==
Various organizations, including [[Zira (Company)|Zira]], are trying to close the website due to copyright infringement for years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=אז מדוע חוק סינון אתרים לא יעיל? |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/593873 |website=[[Israel Hayom]]}}</ref> In 2016, a blocking order was issued, and Internet providers began blocking access to the site's domain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=בוחבוט |first=הגר |date=2016-12-13 |title=סוף השידורים? צו חסימה לאתר התוכן הפיראטי "סדרות" |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4892507,00.html |access-date=2022-03-12}}</ref> However, despite the order, the site continues to operate on new or different domains,<ref>{{Cite news |title="החוק הישראלי אינו תקף לגבינו": סדרות - אתר הצפייה הישירה הגדול במדינה - לא מוותר |work=TheMarker |url=https://www.themarker.com/technation/1.4320210 |access-date=2022-03-12}}</ref> and most people in Israel access the site by changing their DNS to [[1.1.1.1]] or by VPN. In January 2017, [[Facebook]] blocked the page of the site that had 77,000 followers,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-05 |title=פייסבוק ישראל השביתה את עמוד הפייסבוק של אתר סדרות |url=https://mizbala.com/digital/social-media/117708 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=מזבלה |language=he-IL}}</ref> and on 17 February 2022, their [[Instagram]] and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] pages were blocked as well.<ref name=":0" />
Various organizations, including [[Zira (Company)|Zira]], had been trying to close the website due to copyright infringement for years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=אז מדוע חוק סינון אתרים לא יעיל? |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/593873 |website=[[Israel Hayom]]}}</ref> In 2016, a blocking order was issued, and Internet providers began blocking access to the site's domain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=בוחבוט |first=הגר |date=13 December 2016 |title=סוף השידורים? צו חסימה לאתר התוכן הפיראטי "סדרות" |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4892507,00.html |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> However, despite the order, the site continued to operate on new or different domains,<ref>{{Cite news |title="החוק הישראלי אינו תקף לגבינו": סדרות - אתר הצפייה הישירה הגדול במדינה - לא מוותר |work=TheMarker |url=https://www.themarker.com/technation/1.4320210 |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> and most people in Israel accessed the site by changing their DNS to [[1.1.1.1]] or by VPN. In January 2017, [[Facebook]] blocked the page of the site which had 77,000 followers,<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2017 |title=פייסבוק ישראל השביתה את עמוד הפייסבוק של אתר סדרות |url=https://mizbala.com/digital/social-media/117708 |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=מזבלה |language=he-IL}}</ref> and on 17 February 2022, their [[Instagram]] and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] pages were blocked as well.<ref name=":0" />


The closure order was issued again in January 2020, and Israeli [[Internet service provider|ISPs]] blocked access to the site's domain at the DNS level again. As of January 2020, a lawsuit is being filed against the site.
Another closure order was issued again in January 2020, and Israeli [[Internet service provider|ISPs]] blocked access to the site's domain at the DNS level again. As of January 2020, a lawsuit is being filed against the site.


In May 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Sdarot TV and two other websites were providing illegal service, and ordered US ISPs to block access to them.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Hannah |date=2022-05-03 |title=Israeli artists win as US court rules against 'pirates' |work=Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-705811|access-date=2022-05-05}}</ref>
In May 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Sdarot TV and two other websites were providing illegal service, and ordered US ISPs to block access to them.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Hannah |date=3 May 2022 |title=Israeli artists win as US court rules against 'pirates' |work=Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-705811|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 17:37, 11 October 2024

Not to be confused with Sderot.
Sdarot / סדרות
Type of site
Online streaming media website
Available inHebrew
DissolvedDecember 2023
Country of originIsrael
Area servedWorldwide
RevenuePurchase option inside the website
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Users863,009 [citation needed]
LaunchedJanuary 2011
Current statusDefunct
Content license
Unlicensed

Sdarot (Hebrew: סדרות, lit. 'Series') was an Israeli piracy-based streaming media website that streamed content from Israel and from across the world. As of March 2022, Sdarot was the biggest online streaming website in Israel, with over 1.3 billion views across all its content.[1]

History

[edit]

The site was established in January 2011[1] and began to provide pirated content with built-in Hebrew subtitles, with their goal being "making TV series accessible for all the population, without the need to pay huge amounts of money to TV corporations".[1]

During the years of its operation, the site changed its address several times following their battle against the copyright infringement company "Zira". The site's has an application too that bypasses DNS blocking with a built-in VPN.

On 11 March 2021, the site went down due to a fire at a server farm in France where some of the company's servers were stored.[2] The site was back online after two days.

At the end of 2021, according to the site's statistics, the site crossed one billion views across all its content.

Sratim

[edit]

Sratim (Hebrew: סרטים, lit. 'Films') is the sister site to Sdarot, it publishes unlicensed movies rather than TV shows.[citation needed] The movies on the site have user-generated Hebrew subtitles super-imposed on them, like on Sdarot.[citation needed]

Website activity

[edit]

The site allows people to view its content from multiple servers, but there is also a purchase option that allows people to watch the series without from a special server without waiting 30 seconds. The site also had a forum that was closed in 2020. The site is operated by 100 volunteers.[3]

[edit]

Various organizations, including Zira, had been trying to close the website due to copyright infringement for years.[4] In 2016, a blocking order was issued, and Internet providers began blocking access to the site's domain.[5] However, despite the order, the site continued to operate on new or different domains,[6] and most people in Israel accessed the site by changing their DNS to 1.1.1.1 or by VPN. In January 2017, Facebook blocked the page of the site which had 77,000 followers,[7] and on 17 February 2022, their Instagram and Telegram pages were blocked as well.[1]

Another closure order was issued again in January 2020, and Israeli ISPs blocked access to the site's domain at the DNS level again. As of January 2020, a lawsuit is being filed against the site.

In May 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Sdarot TV and two other websites were providing illegal service, and ordered US ISPs to block access to them.[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Sdarot.TV | סדרות - צפייה ישירה והורדה עם תרגום מובנה". sdarot.tv. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ ynet (11 March 2021). "אתר "סדרות" נפל לאחר ששריפה פרצה בשרתיו בצרפת". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "אתר sdarot נחשף, ריאיון עם הבעלים: "זיר"ה לא יגיעו אלינו"". Ice (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "אז מדוע חוק סינון אתרים לא יעיל?". Israel Hayom.
  5. ^ בוחבוט, הגר (13 December 2016). "סוף השידורים? צו חסימה לאתר התוכן הפיראטי "סדרות"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ ""החוק הישראלי אינו תקף לגבינו": סדרות - אתר הצפייה הישירה הגדול במדינה - לא מוותר". TheMarker. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ^ "פייסבוק ישראל השביתה את עמוד הפייסבוק של אתר סדרות". מזבלה (in Hebrew). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ^ Brown, Hannah (3 May 2022). "Israeli artists win as US court rules against 'pirates'". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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