Video Entertainment Archives

Top 5 factors to consider when choosing a multi-DRM solution

by Gaurav Mittal | Mar 22, 2023 | Video Entertainment

Content is still king! But attracting subscribers with excellent content is not enough. Video entertainment providers must also prioritize providing an exceptional user experience to retain and grow their audience base. A crucial aspect of delivering superior user experience is implementing a multi–Digital Rights Management (multi-DRM) solution to enable secure and undisrupted content distribution to subscribers anywhere and on any device.

Why is forensic watermarking a lifesaver for the video entertainment industry?

by Mark Mulready | Feb 6, 2023 | Video Entertainment

Have you ever noticed your video content redistributed illegitimately all over the Internet? This is a common issue frequently encountered by content owners, copyright holders and service providers in the video entertainment industry. To put an end to this problem, protective measures need to be taken and a useful one among them is forensic watermarking. Let’s discuss which type of video content and which users will benefit the most from this technology.

Piracy Detection: What benefits does it bring to video entertainment?

by Mark Mulready | Jan 10, 2023 | Video Entertainment

Today’s entertainment industry has evolved and diversified rapidly to accommodate the massive surge in the digitalization of content. Whether through the rise of on-demand entertainment or the increasing popularity of live sports broadcast, watching your favorite shows and events are now as simple as the click of a button – but lures in piracy. Read about how piracy detection works and which areas of the video entertainment industry can benefit the most when protecting billions of dollars’ worth of content.

Quality of Service (QoS) metrics for Android TV explained

by Bruce Curtin | Dec 13, 2022 | Video Entertainment

Pay-TV operators are now within the Super Aggregation era, where optimizing their platform is crucial in differentiating themselves. Having access to the data and analytics on how users interact with the platform can also help give the operator an edge over their competitors. In this article, we explain Quality of Service (QoS), detailing its importance in taking advantage of key opportunities, as well as dealing with Set-Top-Box (STB) threats.

The Darknet and online piracy threats to pay-media services

by Mark Mulready | Nov 2, 2022 | Video Entertainment

The darknet is the deep anonymous layer of the internet, used for illegal transactions and digital piracy. Pay-media services are one of the most severely impacted industries. To better comprehend how to prevent online piracy, it is essential to understand what the darknet is, how it works and its impact on pay-media services. Read to learn more!

How do pirates get ahead of OTT video providers?

by Mark Mulready | Oct 5, 2022 | Video Entertainment

The biggest rivals for Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services are not just their direct competitors, pirates are ranking high up on that list as well. As streaming TV shows, films and more content have become popular, pirates compete to be the first ones to make them available. This article will detail how pirate streaming sites work and how it affects you as an OTT provider.

Pay-TV: The top 5 ways to attract more subscribers

by Bruce Curtin | Sep 28, 2022 | Video Entertainment

The plethora of Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming platforms with their continuous release of compelling series has gradually shifted viewers’ preferences away from the pay-TV ecosystem. Pay-TV operators can turn the game around, pull their audience back and get new subscribers if managed wisely. Let’s explore how they can achieve it with the top 5 strengths that give pay-TV the edge over OTT streaming.

Pay-TV Super Aggregation Under Your Watch

by Bruce Curtin | May 17, 2022 | Video Entertainment

Welcome to our blog series about super aggregation and the future of pay-TV. Based on market research and multiple conversations with our customers, we have prepared three blogs to capture and share key insights on how pay-TV operators are developing their super aggregation strategies and how they can differentiate on this new era of media and entertainment. On this first blog, we will focus on why operators must secure and keep watch of their connected platforms to secure their business’ growth and protect their subscriber base.

How creative studios can protect their content with Irdeto

by Erik Hietbrink | Sep 30, 2021 | Video Entertainment

Digital video piracy is widespread, growing, diverse and continues to affect the bottom line of studios. The negative influences of piracy are not limited to revenue loss but include bandwidth consumption, job losses and brand reputation. Piracy is not only damaging if an entire film is leaked or pirated, but this also negatively affects short clips such as dailies, scenes, and trailers.

Smarter workflow to reduce catch-up costs – Part 2

by Irdeto | Apr 16, 2021 | Video Entertainment

Preloading future key can prepare a player for key change during live streaming. But first let’s have a look at how MPEG-DASH and HLS handle content key information.

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