Video software provider Synamedia has launched Synamedia OTT ServiceGuard to address streaming piracy, suggesting that for the first time, the media and entertainment industry can systemically address the inherent weaknesses that make it easy for pirates to not only steal content, but also entire OTT services, including redistributing directly from the service provider’s content delivery […]
Charlie Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of The Motion Picture Association (MPA), has declared that piracy is the single greatest threat to the global audiovisual community. In a keynote address at Cine Europe Barcelona, Rivkin saluted the economic power of this sector, and the resiliency it had shown in weathering one of the toughest challenges in […]
A Chinese anti-piracy operation targeting copyright infringement on the Internet has reported major success. Copyright law enforcement departments at various levels have investigated 445 cases involving online copyright infringement, shutting down 245 illegal websites and mobile applications transmitting pirated content, and removing 618,300 web links with such content since the operation was launched in June. […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen TV solutions, has announced that Radio Televisione Italiana (RAI), the Italian national public broadcasting company, is leveraging NAGRA’s NexGuard forensic watermarking and Anti-Piracy Services Platform to protect its streaming content and related advertising revenues. “Our watermarking-based anti-piracy solutions are essential for RAI […]
Internet security advisory firm Techshielder has analysed the most pirated films over the last year to find out how much piracy cost Hollywood. Action films appear to be a big hit amongst online pirates, as this is the genre that has seen the biggest number of illegal downloads tied with the biggest amount of money […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted its country-focused virtual conference, Vietnam in View, to over 320 international and local speakers and delegates last weel, sharing great optimism in a country that has arguably proven itself as one of the more resilient economies in Southeast Asia. The conference opened with a presentation on the State […]
George Bridi, a citizen of the UK, has been extradited to the US from Cyprus on charges of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, wire fraud conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, for his involvement in the Sparks Group, an international piracy group that illegally distributed movies and television shows online. Bridi […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has announced the implementation of a range of security and anti-piracy tools and services by Intigral, a subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company. Intigral’s Jawwy TV platform provides OTT services for viewers across the Middle East and North Africa region. Intigral will combat content piracy and protect Jawwy TV […]
Portugal’s audiovisual industry is losing at least €200 million a year due to piracy. The estimate comes from the director general of the Portuguese Association for the Protection of Audiovisual Works (FEVIPE), Paulo Santos. According to Santos, the estimates are on the low side and the figure includes the amount that the Portuguese State loses […]
Online criminals who offer stolen movies, TV shows, games, and live events through websites and apps are reaping $1.34 billion (€1.14bn) in annual advertising revenues – including from some of the most iconic global companies, according to new research from Internet security education body the Digital Citizens Alliance and piracy risk data and protection, brand […]