BREAKING NEWS: SATCON Liberia Shut Down Over Illegal Sports Broadcast

Monrovia, Liberia: The Commercial Court of Liberia has shut down the head office of Sat-Con Liberia in Congo Town for violating intellectual property rights.

This action follows a Supreme Court ruling on February 18, 2025, which found Sat-Con, a satellite company, guilty of illegally airing sports content without permission.

The case was brought by Consolidated Group, managed by the political leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC), Simeon Freeman, who accused Sat-Con and K3 Telecom of showing exclusive DSTV content, which includes the English Premier League and La Liga.

The Consolidated Group said it lost over US$5.1 million due to the unauthorized broadcasts of content by Satcon.

The Supreme Court ruled that Sat-Con knowingly broke the law and harmed the rights of DSTV's owners. The court has now banned Sat-Con from broadcasting the content and warned that any further violations will lead to contempt charges.