Thursday 18th May
In today’s digital environment where content fraud techniques emerge and evolve as quickly as F1 cars race around the track, content owners and broadcasters must respond with equal speed and precision to protect their most valuable live sports streams and broadcasts. Live sports represent an enormous entertainment market, with broadcasters and streaming video providers investing […]
Tuesday 25th April
Today, content fraud is increasingly damaging for content owners, broadcasters and service operators. By the end of 2027, losses due to illegal content distribution are predicted to reach $113bn for streaming video providers serving US consumers. Elsewhere the number of piracy instances has reached equally big proportions: an IPSOS study revealed 72 million piracy instances […]
Thursday 6th April
Last month the 2023 SportsPro OTT Summit USA hosted the movers and shakers of the industry, revealing insight into the largest sports broadcast and streaming market in the world. Chris Gibbs of Friend MTS and Alvaro Jeanneau of TelevisaUnivision caught up to discuss why they think content protection is now more than just a compliance […]
Tuesday 28th March
Illegal IPTV ecosystem Recent research conducted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on content fraud reflects the complexity of the illegal IPTV ecosystem. The diagram the organisation published shows the interconnected network of unauthorised content providers, wholesalers and resellers as well as various enablers (including legal entities) that knowingly or inadvertently support this […]
Friday 17th March
In the past couple of years, content owners, broadcasters and licensed service operators have become increasingly attuned to the impacts of content fraud. Gone are the days when piracy was, to a large extent, tolerated by those whose property was being infringed. Even some of the more ‘benign’ forms of piracy, such as password sharing, […]
Tuesday 24th January
With the beoutQ story of unprecedented content theft unfolding just a few years ago, beIN is not new among the broadcasters on the front line of the battle against content piracy. Just as the FIFA World Cup 2022 started in Qatar with beIN as official broadcaster, our Regional VP for EMEA Simon Hanna caught up […]
Tuesday 10th January
It’s no secret that pretty much every live sporting event across the globe falls victim to illegal, pirated streams. This costs broadcasters and rights holders huge amounts in revenue, and it’s why protecting live sports and events from piracy is no longer a consideration for broadcasters and OTT service providers – it’s crucial. Sports viewership […]
Wednesday 21st December
2022 – what a year it’s been in the world of content security. The post-pandemic landscape and related economic realities have helped generate some significant shifts in the way that everyone consumes video, and pirates have responded – but so have we, those who are committed to bringing an end to content theft. While we […]
Thursday 15th December
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is drawing to a close, and the England team are on their way home (still a great performance, boys). Viewing figures have been impressive: for England’s first game of the tournament against Iran, the BBC recorded a record 8.5 million views, plus an additional 8 million streams on […]
Monday 28th November
Living in the digital age comes with its unique challenges, especially amid times of uncertainty for global economies. As the cost of living pressures rise, it can certainly become tempting to skip subscription services altogether for cheaper, or even free, alternative access to premium content. This temptation is often bolstered by the erroneous view that […]
Wednesday 12th October
Simon Thomson, Senior Presales Consultant, Friend MTS People are increasingly looking at their household entertainment spends, looking to cut costs where they can. In addition, consumers expect fully-featured services from their pay-TV providers, and this includes the means of streaming to any device. It’s obvious that an OTT service is an increasingly essential offering for […]
Thursday 22nd September
Nik Forman, Marketing Director, Friend MTS It’s already been over a week since the last day of IBC2022. It must seem longer ago than that to anyone who was there, primarily because so much of the intervening time was spent deep in the travel chaos that most people had to endure on their homeward journeys. […]
Thursday 30th June
Josef Baker Product Manager, Friend MTS As organised for-profit video piracy continues to present a serious financial threat to content owners and distributors, proven cutting-edge technologies remain essential tools in protecting valuable video content from illicit redistribution. And while live sports content represents the most lucrative spoils for pirates based on the recurring high profit they […]
Friday 10th June
Today, stolen content represents as much as half of all video content that is consumed. This is an ongoing, business-critical issue: pirated video material is viewed over 230 billion times per year, with more than 80% of global online piracy attributed to illegal streaming services. Today, controlling unauthorised use of your video content is a […]
Thursday 12th May
John Ward EVP Americas, Friend MTS If, like me, you were able to visit the recent NAB show, you’ll have noticed the amazing atmosphere that permeated the whole event, as we all made the most of getting back to the personal touch and face-to-face meetings. It was great to be back and the tangible buzz suggested […]
