Articles tagged: content protection

Monday 26th June

LONDON, UK – June 26, 2023 – Friend MTS, the leading content security specialist for the biggest names in live and on-demand sports and entertainment, has announced the appointment of Andy Haynes as the new Senior Vice President (SVP) of Engineering. Andy’s background in leading and growing successful development teams will help Friend MTS underpin […]

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 […]

Monday 27th March

The scale of content fraud today makes broadcasters and OTT service providers look for more advanced and automated content protection and anti-piracy services and solutions. Chris Gibbs, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Friend MTS spoke to Alvaro Jeanneau, Senior Director, Media Rights Management at TelevisaUnivision during the SportsPro USA event held in New […]

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 21st February

Global leaders in live sports and premium content security to drive growth internationally LONDON, UK – February 21, 2023 – Friend MTS, provider of video security solutions to the biggest names in live and on-demand sports and entertainment, has announced the appointment of Chris Gibbs as Senior Vice President of Global Sales as the company […]

Wednesday 1st February

Highly Experienced Video Security Professional Will Drive Growth Across All Markets For Live And On-demand Content Protection Specialists LONDON, UK – February 1, 2023 – Friend MTS, global provider of content protection and video security services, announces the appointment of Shane McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in a new chapter for the company. A […]

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 […]

Monday 23rd January

The need to keep pirates at bay and away from the revenue sees content owners, service providers and broadcasters around the globe implement cutting-edge content protection and anti-piracy technologies. Robin Boldon, Director Strategic Account Management and Nik Forman, Marketing Director, spoke at the Cybersecurity Risk and Sports Production Workshop at the Sports Video Group (SVG) […]

LONDON, UK – January 23, 2023 – Friend MTS, global provider of content protection and anti-piracy services, announces the appointment of Daniel Harris as Chair of its board of directors. Daniel takes over the position from Michael Joseph, who had been fulfilling the role of interim Chair following the investment by private equity firm NorthEdge […]

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 […]

Wednesday 14th December

Companies of various sizes and across all industries have realised the cost savings and considerably greater reach of virtual platforms. Both live and on-demand video is used more and more frequently to communicate across global networks of partners, resellers, customers, etc. The variety of use cases for enterprise video is increasing and ranges from content […]

Tuesday 13th December

Headquartered in Qatar, beIN Sports, the official broadcaster for the FIFA World Cup 2022, had been quite busy in the run-up to the most anticipated football event globally, so we were really grateful to Cameron Andrews, Legal Director at beIN for taking the time to speak to Simon Hanna, Regional Vice President, EMEA at Friend […]

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 […]