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Piracy

Anti-piracy VoD platform from Vision247

Media content distribution and IPTV specialist Vision247 has created a bespoke VoD screening platform designed to enable content distributors to share and stream media assets with partners and clients around the world securely and without the risk of piracy. Vision247 has created a technology that transcodes content at source before leaving a dedicated server, stamping […]

November 24, 2015By Colin Mann

Man jailed for illegal STB sales

A man from the UK East Midlands city of Leicester has been handed a 32-month jail sentence after a joint investigation by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and Leicestershire Police discovered he was selling hundreds of illegal TV set-top boxes from an online marketplace. Between February 2012 and February 2015, Mark Brighty imported hundreds […]

November 20, 2015By Colin Mann

AAPA joins Europol platform of experts

In a move that further extends access to AAPA members’ expertise in investigating, and taking enforcement action against, audiovisual piracy, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has joined the Europol Platform of Experts (EPE). Joining the EPE will also facilitate information sharing and collaboration with other private and public sector stakeholders. The EPE is a secure […]

November 17, 2015By Colin Mann

Pubs hit with Premier League piracy fines

A range of licensed establishments across the UK and abroad have been hit with fines levied for unauthorised broadcasts of Premier League football using foreign satellite systems. Separately, a supplier of illegal systems to pubs has, following a private prosecution instigated by the Premier League, been ordered to pay £125,000. The sum will be paid […]

November 10, 2015By Colin Mann

MEA piracy: Time to change consumer mindset

With consumers across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) becoming more connected and tech-savvy than ever before, the complex issue of content piracy is showing no sign of letting up, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global ICT consulting firm asserts that the use of illegal set-top boxes, unauthorised VPN […]

November 9, 2015By Colin Mann

MPAA injunctions close illegal movie-sharing websites

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has reported that two websites which it claimed had jointly become a clearing-house for illegal movie viewing were closed in October by orders from courts in Canada and New Zealand. The Popcorntime.io site, commonly referred to as Popcorn Time, was closed under an October 16 order from the […]

November 4, 2015By Colin Mann

Selena Gomez series for Netflix

Netflix has given Paramount TV’s 13 Reasons Why, executive produced by Selena Gomez, a straight-to-series order. The show, based on the New York Times bestselling YA book by Jay Asher, was created by Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Yorkey, who also wrote the pilot. 13 Reasons Why is the second Netflix straight to order series for […]

October 30, 2015

Halloween spurs illegal downloads

In the lead up to Halloween, illegal peer-to-peer downloads of current and classic scary movies increased by 21 per cent worldwide from October 14th to October 23rd, according to digital platform security specialist Irdeto. Irdeto investigated piracy trends of some of the most popular horror movies and TV shows released in the past 45 years. […]

October 28, 2015

Research: Spotify displaces music piracy

A research paper prepared for the European Commission which analyses whether freemium music streaming service Spotify stimulates or depresses music sales concludes that interactive streaming appears to be revenue-neutral for the recorded music industry. The paper- Streaming Reaches Flood Stage: Does Spotify Stimulate or Depress Music Sales? – was published by the EC’s Joint Research […]

October 28, 2015By Colin Mann

Industry boost for anti-piracy awareness

The UK’s creative industries have launched an advertising and consumer engagement campaign to promote a new education initiative – Get it Right from a Genuine Site. Its aim is to encourage respect for the value of creativity in the UK and to boost consumer awareness and use of the wide range of legal sources of […]

October 26, 2015By Colin Mann