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Romania: VOYO combats EPL piracy with Friend MTS

Friend MTS, the anti-piracy provider and video cybersecurity partner, has announced that VOYO, ProTV’s streaming platform in Romania, has chosen to partner with Friend MTS to combat piracy and protect the value of its content investments in live sports, local content and VoD. VOYO recently won the broadcast rights in Romania for the English Premier […]

September 4, 2025

Friend MTS protects MNC’s VISION+ service

Friend MTS, the anti-piracy provider, is partnering with MNC Media & Entertainment, the Southeast Asian media group, to implement anti-piracy strategies and services for its video streaming platform, VISION+. FMTS’ watermarking and monitoring solutions will protect live sports, including Indonesia national football team matches, and safeguard the ongoing investments VISION+ is making in sports and […]

June 23, 2025

Saran Media goes live with Friend MTS anti-piracy services

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, has announced that Saran Media Group, a media company specialising in sports and entertainment broadcasting across Turkey, the Turkic republics and Eastern Europe, has chosen FMTS’s anti-piracy services to protect top flight live sports including NFL, La Liga, NBA, Serie A, EuroLeague, UFC and Wimbledon on its […]

June 11, 2025

beIN’s TOD taps Friend MTS to tackle piracy

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, has announced that TOD, the sports and entertainment OTT subscription service for the MENA region by beIN Media Group (beIN), has chosen FMTS’s watermarking and anti-piracy services to protect its content including movies, the Premier League and the US Open. The latest version of the TOD platform […]

May 8, 2025

Friend MTS appoints Gilmore as VP of Intelligence

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, is expanding its business intelligence services with a new team headed by former KPMG anti-piracy expert, Dave Gilmore, who will become its new VP of Intelligence. Gilmore will spearhead a new team of data, cyber and intelligence analysts. This team will enhance FMTS’ ability to identify and […]

January 16, 2025

Friend MTS: “Piracy the biggest competitor”

Chris White, Chief Architect at Friend MTS, has shared some insights into the anti-piracy trends that are on the horizon, as well as looking a few years out. White recommends businesses to future-proof their operations as piracy risks are becoming their competitor. His predictions for 2025 and beyond are as follows: Security across social platforms […]

January 6, 2025

UEFA extends Friend MTS protection deal

Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, has announced that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of European football, has extended its commitment to Friend MTS’s anti-piracy technologies and services in respect of all major UEFA club and national team competitions including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League […]

October 30, 2024

Canada combats sports piracy with Friend MTS

Friend MTS, a provider of video content security solutions, has reported that numerous video service providers in Canada have uniformly chosen Friend MTS as their partner of choice to prevent piracy with Dynamic Delivery Server Blocking (DDSB). Forming an industry-first collaboration, these organisations have secured a nationwide court order to dynamically block access to any […]

September 4, 2024

Friend MTS appoints Ezard as CPO

Friend MTS, a provider of video content security solutions, has announced that Jill Ezard, an expert in company strategy and change management for technology firms, is joining as Chief People Officer (CPO). Ezard will lead Friend MTS’s cultural change and initiatives to introduce more effective ways of working as the company meets its ambitious growth […]

July 9, 2024

ITV teams with Friend MTS

Friend MTS, a provider of video content security solutions, has announced that ITV has chosen Friend MTS’s anti-piracy services to help protect ITV content. With Friend MTS’s 24×7 Global Monitoring service, ITV will protect its main linear channels across broadcast and streaming platforms. These channels feature premium content including Six Nations Rugby, the FA Cup, […]

June 4, 2024