Month: May 2015

Piracy Lounge reveals the secrets of the online pirates

It may sound strange coming from the SVP Sales & Marketing but…. Sometimes it’s not about “always closing” – it’s about raising awareness. And that’s certainly true when it comes to the growing online piracy problem.

Headline grabbing
Piracy levels surrounding the season 5 premier of Game of Thrones™ received global news coverage. The Irdeto piracy data, used by the press, showed that new season premiers increase piracy activity, both of old episodes and the new season.

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The Netflix effect: a rising tide floats all boats

As Netflix continues its global expansion, so too do the debates whether its service accelerates cord-cutting from traditional pay-TV services. But are we looking at this from the wrong perspective? Is the rising OTT tide, in fact, floating all boats including the pay-TV operator’s?

Growing steadily
In a recent report, Digital TV Research forecasted that North American OTT revenues will reach USD 20.39bn in 2020, up from USD 6.85bn last year. And I believe this growth trend is true globally.

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