Most illegally retransmit satellite TV programming from Germany, Italy and other Western European countries, dubbed into Romanian. Others use pirate video cassettes for their programming. There are an estimated 75 broadcast TV stations in Romania. These stations have largely ended broadcast TV piracy in and around Bucharest and have purchased broadcast stations and cable systems outside Bucharest, or have entered into retransmission agreements with such stations, giving them national coverage and, in turn, aiding in the reduction of broadcast TV piracy outside Bucharest. However, a majority of the independent TV stations outside Bucharest continue to make pirate broadcasts of MPA member company product.
Video shops rent the latest titles and street markets sell almost any title.
MPA member companies have made a limited number of theatrical and television releases in Romania, and a few are considering entering the video market, despite the current inadequate copyright regime. Without an adequate copyright law, it has been extremely difficult to develop a legitimate software industry. Pirate cartridge-based videogames manufactured in China and shipped through Hong Kong have been found in Romania. Without an adequate copyright law, there has been no basis for the development of a software industry in Romania. Sales of U.S. business software in Romania remain negligible.