The US Copyright Office is holding a series of consultations on technical measures to identify or protect copyrighted works online. The Office’s 2020 Report, Section 512 of Title 17, acknowledged the important role that technologies and technical measures can play in addressing Internet piracy. While the infringement of copyrighted material online has evolved alongside technological […]
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), the body that represents companies involved in the provision of protected audiovisual services, security technology for such services, and the manufacturing of products which facilitate the delivery of such services, has appointed Oliver Pribramsky, Head of Rights Management, Technologies and Archives at Deutsche Fussball Liga as Co-President. Pribramsky also plays […]
Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), a technology joint venture of the major Hollywood studios, has published the first version of the Enhanced Content Protection for Production (ECPP), providing a set of best practices for production services vendors, cloud services providers, studios and productions, developed with input from studio security experts and leading technology companies across the […]
PG Kids is a new subscription based streaming service for children’s content in the Middle East and North Africa, launched by Jordan based Progressive Generation Studios through Red Bee Media’s Managed OTT Services. The new venture aims to become a unique destination for educational and entertaining content for children in the region. PG Kids launches […]
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has confirmed the guilty plea of George Bridi, a citizen of the United Kingdom, for his role in the Sparks Group, an international piracy group that illegally distributed movies and television shows on the Internet. Bridi pleaded guilty November 18th before US […]
Multi-DRM and forensic watermarking services provider PallyCon has partnered with online video platform Telebreeze for offering pre-integrated anti-piracy services to media clients. Telebreeze is a one-stop solution for media companies wanting to set up or upgrade their OTT, VoD, or IPTV business. The pair say the association presents a formidable security solution to video producers […]
Content security services specialist BuyDRM has confirmed the expansion of the KeyOS content security platform with the release of the MultiMark Server supporting just-in-time forensic watermarking and DRM. This addition strengthens BuyDRM’s arsenal of content security solutions aimed at deterring OTT streaming piracy. MultiMark tracks the illegal distribution of content back to the source through […]
Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI has reiterated its commitment to IP protection through technological innovation. Presenting virtually at the Intellectual Property Protection and Business Environment Optimization forum held as part of 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE), Gong Yu, Founder and CEO of iQIYI, expressed his wish for more regulatory guidance on IP protection. “Piracy […]
Dubai based SAWA Rights Management, a strategic service provider to the MENA broadcast TV industry, has selected NAGRA cloud-based CAS solution to encrypt and secure its premium channels for distribution to commercial properties such as hotels, hospitals, cafés and a wide range of public viewing spaces. “We are excited to work with NAGRA to secure […]
OTT software solutions provider Vewd and TV manufacturer Vestel have introduced the Vewd Operator TV, a fully-featured Smart TV with a built-in, content-enriched pay-TV experience which they say will allow operators to win the retail Smart TV landscape. Rather than up-selling pay-TV services through a separate set-top box, or competing alongside other apps inside hard-to-discover […]