Irdeto J2K watermarking solution
As content owners and distributors continue to address consumer demand for premium content, Interoperable Master Format (IMF) is becoming an increasingly popular exchange format for 4K and HDR assets. While…
Verimatrix, TMG anti-piracy initiative
Network-connected device and services revenue security and enhancement specialist Verimatrix and TMG, a global anti-piracy business partner, have unveiled an initiative to combine capabilities for an end-to-end revenue security solution…
Dailymotion, MBC content partnership
Video player technology and content discovery platform Dailymotion has agreed a syndication partnership with MBC, one of South Korea’s most prominent networks and content publishers. As part of the agreement,…
Friend MTS launches 4K/UHD protection
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has launched a 4K/UHD variant of its ASiD subscriber level watermarking service to protect premium sports and entertainment content from streaming piracy sourced…
Spain: Piracy down further 6%
Digital piracy has experienced a decrease in Spain for second consecutive year in terms of absolute figures, although the percentage of individuals accessing pirate content remains the same. In 2017,…
Royalty-free CA standard from EBU
The EBU, in close collaboration with network equipment vendors ATEME and NEVION, has updated its royalty-free and interoperable stream protection standard (BISS) with a conditional access extension, BISS-CA, which enables…
Friend MTS launches Partner Programme
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has launched an ASiD Watermarking Partner Programme to accelerate the adoption of its widely-used video watermarking service for premium sports and entertainment providers.…
Jail terms for Kodi device fraudsters
Two suppliers of Kodi-type illegal devices have each been jailed for four and half years in Newcastle Crown Court in the northwest of England after being found guilty of conspiracy…
Synacor tackles TV Everywhere password abuse
Technology development, multiplatform services and revenue specialist Synacor has unveiled Forever Login, a feature designed to curb pay-TV’s password sharing challenges that research firm Parks Associates estimates will be a…
Licensees fined for illegal Sky Sports
Two bar licensees from Wembley in North London have been found guilty in their absence of a collective eleven offences each of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing…