Digital content is more accessible than ever, fuelling the rapid growth of professionalised, for-profit piracy networks. For broadcasters, content owners, and live sports rights holders, the threat of piracy is no longer a peripheral issue; it is a direct risk to global revenue streams.
To combat these sophisticated operations effectively, organisations must implement proactive anti-piracy strategies rooted in advanced surveillance.
The strategic role of monitoring
Our latest ebook, The Strategic Role of Monitoring in Content Protection, provides a deep dive into the foundational component of any robust anti-piracy framework. Monitoring serves as the vital intelligence-gathering layer, providing the visibility needed to identify exactly where and how your intellectual property is being misappropriated across the open web, social media, and closed IPTV networks.
In this ebook, we explore:
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How anti-piracy monitoring serves as a proactive surveillance layer, providing the visibility needed to identify where and how intellectual property is being misappropriated across the digital landscape.
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How monitoring protects revenue by disrupting illegal streams, provides market intelligence on pirate behaviour, and supplies the forensic evidence required for legal enforcement and takedowns.
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The four distinct types of monitoring that make up a robust content protection programme.
- Why the use of AI-driven "Smarter Monitoring" is the future of piracy detection.
Why Friend MTS monitoring?
As the trusted partner of the world's biggest brands in sport and media, Friend MTS protects over $120 billion in media rights. Our Emmy®-award-winning technology and the Piracy Source Register™—a database of millions of piracy records built over two decades—ensure that our partners’ monitoring activities stay one step ahead of pirates.
Friend MTS monitoring provides the first step in transforming content security from a cost centre into a significant revenue stream. By identifying and disrupting illegal streams, you can direct audiences back to legitimate, revenue-generating services.
Download the ebook now
Take the first step in reclaiming control of your content. Download your copy of the ebook today to discover how to build a data-driven anti-piracy strategy that delivers tangible results.