Ultra HD Forum Announces Watermarking API November 9^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

The Ultra HD Forum has confirmed launch of its first API for forensic watermarking before the end of 2020.

Vendors Highlight Industrial Scale Of Video Piracy At Virtual IBC 2020 September 24^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Synamedia has stood out as the vendor making the biggest splash over content protection and video piracy around IBC 2020, even though the event was confined to virtual channels.

Illegal Piracy Subscription Services Worth Over $1 Billion In US August 20^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Illegal piracy subscription services are now worth over $1 billion a year in the US alone, according to a study conducted by the Digital Citizens Alliance in conjunction with NAGRA, the content security arm of the Swiss Kudelski group.

Broadcasters Hit By Sharp Rise In Credentials Stuffing Attacks July 27^th 2020 - 09:00 AM

Broadcasters and video service providers have become ever more attractive targets of credential stuffing attacks for cyber criminals seeking both content and subscribers’ personal details.

Android TV Gains Ground Around Asia June 23^rd 2020 - 09:00 AM

Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), one of the country’s leading cable TV operators, is the latest recruit in the region for Android TV, following deployments of the platform at Kbro in the same country, as well as KT Skylife and CJ Hello in South Korea. There have also been recent d…

Broadcasters Fail To Address Common Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities March 19^th 2020 - 01:00 PM

Broadcasters are falling prey to common cybersecurity vulnerabilities as some struggle to adjust to the migration away from traditional dedicated systems to generic infrastructures based on the IP protocol, more like enterprises in other sectors.

BT Sport Fights Back Against Stream Piracy With BISS-CA Protocol February 7^th 2020 - 10:00 AM

BT has joined a growing list of premium sports broadcasters deploying the BISS-CA protocol to combat the proliferating piracy that threatens to derail business models in the sector.

Video Piracy Declines In EU December 18^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Media content piracy declined by an average 15% across Europe during 2018 according to the European Union (EU) Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), contradicting the popular notion that the problem is getting out of hand in the streaming era.

Comcast Accuses Google Of Abusing Privacy Regulations To Block Ad Competitors October 16^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

A case brewing in the USA between Comcast’s video advert division FreeWheel and Google could have major ramifications for the future of video advertising as it converges with online.

Al Jazeera Claims To Have Found Saudi Source Of beoutQ Piracy Operation October 10^th 2019 - 10:00 AM

The claim by Qatar’s Al Jazeera news channel to have found the source in Saudi Arabia of the TV piracy group beoutQ has resonated around the world of pay TV and premium sports content.