A new study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) showed that Filipino consumers who access piracy sites and services are at severe risk of cyber threats such as identity theft and ransomware. The study found Filipinos are up to 33 times more likely to encounter a cyber threat on the most popular piracy sites […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says it applauds the criminal court in Stuttgart, Germany for sentencing the four operators of a pirate IPTV service for copyright infringement and commercial gang fraud. ACE also commends the Esslingen police for its investigation. ACE had filed a claim to support the ongoing criminal prosecution […]
Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at an 7 per cent CAGR over the next five years, accounting for 45 per cent of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35 per cent in 2024, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has hired Bryan Willett, a supervisory special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as Vice President, Content Protection Enforcement for the Americas region. Willett’s hire is the latest in the continued expansion of the MPA’s content protection efforts, including its global antipiracy programme, the Alliance for Creativity and […]
Emilie Anthonis is to become the new President and Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region of trade body the Motion Picture Association (MPA), effective January 1st 2025. She will succeed Stan McCoy, who is stepping down after more than a decade of transformational leadership. “Emilie is a veteran of the […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has unveiled Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios as the newest member of the global trade association, joining the world’s largest film, TV, and streaming companies. Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will formally join the MPA on October 1st, making it the association’s seventh member. Prime Video & Amazon […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has commended the Vietnamese court and local law enforcement for the conviction of the three operators of the illegal streaming websites bilutvt.net, tvhayh.org, and hlss.pro in a case in which various ACE members were complainants. The People’s Court of Quang Binh Province sentenced the primary operator, […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has announced that Larissa Knapp, the fourth-highest ranking official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will lead its content protection mission, strengthening the fight against online piracy worldwide. Knapp joins the MPA after 27 years with the FBI, most recently leading the Bureau’s National Security Branch where she managed […]
The premium VoD landscape in Southeast Asia (SEA) is witnessing a robust resurgence, as revealed by the latest Q1 2024 analysis conducted by ampd, the digital measurement platform owned and operated by Media Partners Asia (MPA). In Q1 2024, SEA’s premium VoD sector exhibited stability and growth, with a total viewership of 96.3 billion minutes, […]
Over the forthcoming half-decade, the Asia Pacific video industry is set to witness significant growth in online spending and advertising, driving new growth worth a total of $21 billion (€19.6bn), according to MPA’s Asia Pacific Video & Broadband Industry 2024. Linear TV advertising will see growth only in India along with modest net gains in […]