Anti-Piracy
Piracy and the Premier League: How One Ripped Stream Undermines Everything (Forbes)
Even as internet piracy disrupted the business models of other entertainment industries, like music or cinema, audiences around the globe have remained willing to pay ever-increasi... More
The Government Strategy That Reduced Online Piracy Among 16- to 24-Year-Olds (The Drum)
The UK’s creative industry supports around 2.8 million UK jobs each year and contributes about £10 million per hour to the UK economy. If online piracy continues at this rate, i... More
Theater Owners Sound Piracy Alarm Over Disney+ ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Reveal (THR)
Major exhibitors attributed the Marvel film’s ‘stunning collapse’ in week two to the Hollywood giant’s $30 direct-to-consumer experiment as the film tops illegal download l... More
$1B Piracy Ruling Could Force ISPs to Disconnect More Internet Users (Ars Technica)
A billion-dollar judgment in a piracy lawsuit involving a major Internet service provider could force ISPs to terminate more customer accounts and "punish the innocent and guilty a... More
Italy Deals Major Blows to IPTV Pirates (AT)
Italy’s Financial Police, based in Milan, have identified and seized two illegal IPTV transmission centres located in Switzerland and Sicily.... More
INTERPOL Launches Digital Piracy Project (IS)
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) is launching a new five-year project to tackle digital piracy following a significant increase in the number of offences. ... More
GeoComply Zeros In on Streaming Geo-Piracy With Major Updates to GeoGuard DB
GeoComply announced significant updates to GeoGuard DB, its industry-leading VPN and proxy detection solution for the OTT and streaming video market. (more…)... More
Defeating the Pirates (Akamai Blog)
Despite the presence of video piracy since the days of silent movies, the lack of consistent global data points and insight (or definitions) can often confuse the problem, especial... More
What is the ‘Spotify Solution’ for Solving Piracy? (SportsPro)
What Spotify did for music was democratise access to music, remove fragmentation and enhance convenience. People are willing to pay for this. Sport, by contrast, is moving in the w... More
A Peek Behind the Curtains: Who is Watching Pirate Sports Streams? (GeoComply Blog)
So, who’s watching pirate sports streams? The frightening truth is there are a lot of people. In fact, a report from Synamedia in partnership with industry analysts Ampere Analys... More
Synamedia’s Simon Brydon on Digital Piracy Occurring Above, Below the Surface (SVG)
As digital distribution of live sports becomes more of the standard and some events in the state go exclusively digital, protecting one’s content while having comprehensive monit... More
Piracy as a Business: How Movie Thieves Make Billions in a Post-Pandemic World (CPO)
The piracy business model has made significant strides since its inception, evolving from shaky, in-theatre camera shots to crisp, high-quality content stolen straight from the sou... More
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact on Video Streaming (The DRM Blog)
As the data shows, piracy has always been a problem for the movie industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened it. Downloading streaming content, sharing and selling crede... More
Irdeto’s Control on the Go Brings DRM Protection, Streaming Optimization to Internet-Challenged Spaces
Irdeto partners with Nomad Digital, leader in passenger and fleet connectivity, to provide secure delivery of premium content to its passenger and fleet customers regardless of an ... More
What Does the ‘Protecting Lawful Streaming Act’ Mean for Rights Holders, Service Providers? (IE Blog)
The Protecting Lawful Streaming Act was recently signed into law. What is it, why is it important for the video industry and how can rights holders benefit? Synamedia's Senior Anti... More
Sports Video Operators, Rights Owners Can Tap Into $28B Goldmine With Synamedia Anti-Piracy Solutions
Service providers and rights holders can unlock up to $28.3billion in new revenue each year by reducing sports piracy, according to a new report from Synamedia in partnership with ... More
Why Netflix’s Password Sharing Crackdown Makes Sense in Today’s Streaming World (Forbes)
The hearts of millions of TV-watching young adults likely fluttered just a bit this week when they heard Netflix may start cracking down on password sharing between people who don�... More
Anti-Piracy Efforts are Stepping Up, but is it Enough? (DTE)
Piracy has always been a significant threat to premium content creators and distributors. In the age of streaming and IP-based services, the threat has been globalised and has beco... More
Size Does Not Mean Compromise – Mobile Game Protection is Affordable for All Studios (Irdeto Insights)
Game publishers and developers spend weeks, months and years working on new and exciting mobile games. They invest their time, hard work and creativity into their games. However, a... More
‘Pirates Find the Weak Link and Exploit it’: Akamai’s Anti-Content Theft Action Plan (SportsPro)
Ian Munford, director of industry strategy at Akamai, offers his thoughts on how best to battle sports piracy, as well as offering insight into how the industry can become more sus... More
