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CDSA Board Elects New Members to Tech Committee
The Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), the global entertainment industry’s advocate for content security, content protection and information security, has named thre... More
MESA Launches Free Global Member E-Calendar
With in-person events on hold and more companies offering online events to replace them during the pandemic, the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) has launched a compl... More
MESA Update on COVID-19 Impact on Events
As news coverage of the impact and severity of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) unfolds, and reverberates in context to our industry, we will continue to provide updates to our rea... More
April NAB Show Postponed Over COVID-19 Concerns
The late-April NAB Show is the latest media and entertainment conference to be put on hold over concerns with the growing spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with NAB presi... More
COVID-19 Statement to All MESA Communities
Over the past six weeks we have closely monitored the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as it has spread throughout the world. The cancelation of Mobile World Congress in ... More
Cinelytic CEO: Finding the Silver (Data) Lining in Pervasive Piracy
LOS ANGELES — Nobody in the industry is a fan of piracy and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. It’s billions out of the pockets of content owners, creators, and everyone associat... More
CDSA’s Cybersecurity & Content Protection Summit Returns to NAB
With more cyberattacks dominating the news, more live broadcast streams being pirated, and more privacy concerns for consumers than ever before, media and entertainment executives ... More
Synamedia White Paper Looks at Impact of Credential Sharing
A new white paper from Synamedia estimates that since the start of 2019, 4.1 billion streaming video credentials have been breached, and that by 2024, pay TV operators will have lo... More
Mobile World Congress Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Due to global concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, this month’s scheduled Mobile World Congress (MWC) and International Content Protection Summit (CPS) in Barcelona have been ... More
International CPS Keynote to Discuss Impact of Hackers on M&E
When you think “hacker,” the idea of a rogue, computer-savvy kid may first pop into mind. But according to cybersecurity expert Ralph Echemendia — known as “The Ethical... More
Important Updates to MPA Best Practices You Don’t Want To Miss
By Michael Wiley, CISSP, Director of Cybersecurity Services, Richey May Technology Solutions - Recently, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) updated the Content Security Best P... More
Winter ‘M&E Journal’ Delves Into Cybersecurity, Cloud Concerns
The winter edition of the “M&E Journal,” published by the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) and geared toward senior media and entertainment executives who oversee... More
Content Protection Summit Comes to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) brings its successful Content Protection Summit (CPS) series — the premier gathering of Hollywood’s content protection and co... More
CPS 2019: Convergent Risks on Getting Security Right in the Cloud
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — If correctly configured and when relevant best practice standards are followed, cloud workflows create undisputed speed, cost and security benefits — b... More
CPS 2019: CDSA Leadership Praises Hollywood Community for New Security Mindset
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Speaking Dec. 4 at the 10th annual Content Protection Summit (CPS), Alex Pickering, the newly elected board chairman of the Content Delivery & Security A... More
CPS 2019: Inaugural Content Protection Month Was a Hit
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Content protection and security may be a year-round endeavor for major studios and production companies, but bringing a sharper focus to its importance �... More
TPN Heads Provide Progress Report
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) continues to make strides as the joint venture of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Content Delivery & S... More
TPN’s Schofield Explores Evolution of Content, Information Security
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Protecting content is an evolving challenge as the entire media ecosystem is quickly migrating to cloud infrastructure, according to Ben Schofield, proje... More
CDSA Board Names BBC Studios’ Content Security Chief as New Chair
Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA), the global entertainment industry’s advocate for content security, content protection and information security, has named Alex Pic... More
CPS 2019: NAGRA, LiveTiles to Tackle Watermarking, Security Software
The direct-to-consumer (D2C) market has been a revelation to content owners, allowing them to forgo the middle man and get their intellectual property right in front of the custome... More