Anti-Piracy

 

How Blockchain Can Tackle Piracy in Entertainment (Technology)

Could decentralized content streaming be beneficial to the entertainment industry? We examine how blockchain could shift the power back to the creators.... More

IBCAP Supports Litigation in Piracy Judgement Agains Atlas Electronics

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy announced that a federal court in Michigan entered a final judgment and permanent injunction against Atlas Electronics Inc. a... More

NAGRA Anti-Piracy Efforts Result in 10 Arrests

Working with cloud platform Alianza, NAGRA is leveraging its anti-piracy capabilities to bring down criminal activity as part of Operation 404, an anti-piracy operation by the Braz... More

Credential Sharing – An Inconvenient Truth or Something More Sinister? (NAGRA Blog)

Whether it was a combination of credential sharing and a post-pandemic ‘snap-back’ as consumers start to get back to pre-pandemic lifestyles remains to be seen but fundamentall... More

How the Sports Industry Has Been Affected by Piracy

A new report details how the sports industry has been affected by piracy. While the increased number of ways to watch sports is a benefit to fans, issues have been caused by media ... More

Piracy in Sports: Technology Trends (Verdict)

The rise of streaming platforms and increased use of the internet has opened up different ways for sports fans to watch their favorite teams compete other than through traditional ... More

NAB Show: CISA Chief of Staff Stresses Collaboration at Content Protection Summit

LAS VEGAS — Kiersten E. Todt, chief of staff of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), delivered a message of collaboration against threats during h... More

CDNs, DRMs and Tokens; How can they Work Together to Prevent Piracy, Escalating Costs? (NAGRA Blog)

DRM requires multiple layers of security to secure an OTT service. Illegal access is not only creating additional cost for operators but is also putting them in difficult positions... More

More Orgs Suffered Successful Phishing Attacks in 2021 Than in 2020 (Dark Reading)

Threat actors maintained their relentless attacks on enterprise end users for yet another year, new study shows.... More

Pirate Flags: Music Business says Piracy Still Threatens Its Future (Forbes)

As far as the record industry is concerned, the existential (and the literal) threat of piracy has not been negated by the rise of streaming. Legal action continues and studies cla... More

Music Piracy Has Plummeted in the Past 5 Years – But in 2021, it Slowly Started Growing Again (MBW)

Music streaming has long been hailed as the killer of music piracy.While there’s no that doubt that streaming has transformed the fortunes of the major labels, and that subscript... More

Friend MTS, Serie A Extend Partnership

Friend MTS confirmed their three-season extension with Lega Serie A, marking a decade-long partnership as provider of anti-piracy services for Italian football’s top tier. (more&... More

Crypto Scams: The Latest and How to Avoid Them (Richie May Blog)

Blackmailing. Phishing. Smurfing. Crypto scams like these are rising at an alarming rate, as are the damages they inflict. With more and more alternative investment clients using c... More

Which Sports Tempt Fans to Pirate Streaming? (Sports Pro)

Simon Brydon, Synamedia's senior director of security business development for sport, reveals some striking insights into which individual sports trigger piracy and what can be don... More

Study: Digital Piracy Declining in Europe (Advanced Television)

A new study concludes that digital piracy is declining for all three types of content and that differences among the Member States can be explained by socio-economic factors such a... More

Mastering the Metrics: Understanding the Potentially Significant Implications of Piracy (NAGRA Blog)

Learn why an investment in anti-piracy is an investment in protecting profit margins and securing markets. A successful fight against piracy will reduce customer acquisition costs ... More

Fighting Video Piracy as a Multifaceted Endeavor, Says Avigail Gutman (TV Technology)

The Synamedia VP talks frankly about how the company finds and combats content pirates... More

No Time to Die for Hollywood (NAGRA Blog)

Olivier Biot shares his views on how Studios are fighting piracy in the direct-to-streaming era as they cannot rely on just one tactic. They need to invest in multiple lines of def... More

Dutch ISPs Strike Piracy Blow (BTN)

Dutch ISPs and copyright owners have reached an agreement on blocking websites with illegal content following a court ruling. The ‘Blocking Websites Covenant’ was signed by the... More

Synamedia OTT ServiceGuard Slams the Hammer Down on Piracy

Synamedia launched Synamedia OTT ServiceGuard to shut out streaming pirates. For the first time, the media and entertainment industry can systemically address the inherent weakness... More

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