Anti-Piracy

 

Piracy Detection: What Benefits Does It Bring to Video Entertainment? (Irdeto Insights)

Today’s entertainment industry has evolved and diversified rapidly to accommodate the massive surge in the digitalization of content. Whether through the rise of on-demand entert... More

UK Police Launch Illegal Streaming Crackdown (TVBEurope)

Police across the UK will visit homes across the country this month as part of a crackdown on illegal streaming. Working with FACT and other agencies on Operation Raider, West Merc... More

LaLiga Wins Legal Battles Against Piracy (BTN)

Spain’s LaLiga is ending 2022 with the satisfaction of having achieved important legal successes in the field of the fight against piracy and the protection of the audiovisual co... More

NAGRA, IBCAP Anti-Piracy Lab Celebrate Piracy Ruling

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) and NAGRA are celebrating a federal court ruling in Texas that ordered a local seller of the Super Arab IPTV service ... More

Irdeto Control Protecting World Cup Streams (BTN)

Irdeto has announced the deployment of Irdeto Control for TF1, as part of the broadcaster’s World Cup coverage. The French commercial broadcaster is using the DRM solution on its... More

DAZN and Irdeto to Fight Sports Streaming Piracy (BTN)

The sports streaming platform DAZN has teamed up with Irdeto to address the misuse of premium content and fight video piracy in sports streaming. The existing partnership has been ... More

This Is What We’re Fighting For (CreativeFuture Blog)

There is no shortage of data supporting the incredible impact of the creative industries and the danger they face from piracy. A robust and thriving creative industry benefits all ... More

Empowering Warner Bros. With Digital Asset Security (5th Kind Blog)

For over ten years, 5th Kind has been Warner Bros.’ behind the scenes partner in Digital Asset Management. The partnership started as a solution to sharing and securing Warner Br... More

Study: Piracy Software Not Detrimental to SVOD Platforms, ISPs (MPN)

The use of piracy software doesn’t negatively impact subscription streaming video services and/or multi-service pay-TV operators (MSOs) selling high-speed internet access, accord... More

Know How to Apply Distributor Watermarking Using GCP (PallyCon Blog)

With the advent of latest technology the content creators are looking for simple, affordable technology solutions to safeguard their contents against online piracy. According to re... More

How Do Pirates Get Ahead of OTT Video Providers? (Irdeto Insights)

The biggest rivals for OTT streaming services are not just their direct competitors, pirates are ranking high up on that list as well. As streaming TV shows, films and more content... More

Report: Film Piracy Up Nearly 50% in 2022 (TV Tech)

A report from U.K. data research firm MUSO says that traffic to piracy websites in 20922 has increased 22% with TV content—the largest media sector—representing 46.6% of pirate... More

Survey: Video Game Piracy Set to Rise in UK (Advanced Television)

Video game piracy is predicted to rise, after a nationwide survey has revealed that nearly 10 per cent of gamers have illegally accessed content in the last three months. The findi... More

Microsoft Rolls Out Passwordless Sign-On for Azure Virtual Desktop (Dark Reading)

Azure says cloud-native single sign-on with a passwordless option is most-requested new AVD feature in the product's history.... More

How to Stop Pirates Hacking Your Streaming Service (Synamedia Blog)

Where there’s video streaming, there’s piracy. When pirates started siphoning video content from OTT streaming services over a decade ago by hacking their many vulnerabilities ... More

People are Using Spotify’s Video Podcasting to Pirate Movies (Fast Company)

Spotify subscribers have long used the streaming service to play their favorite movie’s soundtrack. But some now are apparently using the service to watch actual movies, too.... More

Piracy Numbers Shed Light on ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Rings of Power’s’ Fantasy Face-Off (Lost Remote)

There is one ring to rule them all, but when it comes to TV, there are two major fantasy series ruling piracy viewership.... More

5 Misconceptions of Root Detection (Verimatrix Blog)

Modern operating systems run each app in its own sandbox – this stops an app having uncontrolled access to the phone, data and other apps running on the phone. Rooting the phone ... More

UK Pay-TV Pirate Hit With £250k Fine (Advanced Television)

Michael Hornung, who in June 2022 was jailed in his absence to four and a half years in prison for selling set-top boxes giving illegal access to Sky TV, BT Sport, and Virgin Media... More

Protecting Downloadable Content is No Longer a Challenge (Irdeto Blog)

As hype builds around your game, it becomes a target for pirates. The hacker targets all aspects of your game, including your Downloadable Content. While bringing enormous suppleme... More

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