Anti-Piracy
ISE, HGST Talk Storage Security at Content Protection Summit
Erik Weaver, global director of media and entertainment market development for Western Digital’s HGST, looks at the storage needs for the industry today, and sees some solutions ... More
Putting Out the Fire of Content Security
The recent CDSA Content Protection Summit was memorable for more than just the tragic fires spreading throughout the Los Angeles area that morning. From a programming standpoint, h... More
‘Rampant’ Video Piracy Sparks Calls for a Singapore Crackdown (Bloomberg)
Singapore, which prides itself on being a haven for law and order, is being called a haven for pirating copyrighted programming by entertainment titans such as Walt Disney, HBO, th... More
M&E Security Takes Center Stage Dec. 6 at Content Protection Summit
For Harrie Tholen, managing director of Kudelski-owned content protection company NexGuard, securing content means so much more than looking after your bottom line. “By deploy... More
How Industry Efforts — And Online Fan Armies — Helped Fight Piracy of Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ (Billboard)
The music industry has a new secret weapon when it comes to fighting piracy in the age of social media: fan armies. When the track list for Taylor Swift’s Reputation was poste... More
Cybersecurity: The Buck Stops in the Boardroom (Fortium)
Ever since the internet emerged as a public information gateway, thieves and pranksters have been working to exploit it for criminal gain. Today, cybercrime is a billion-dollar ind... More
WiTH Event to Run with Dec. 6 Content Protection Summit in L.A.
The Dec. 6 Content Protection Summit (CPS) being held at the Marina del Rey Marriott will also see the next Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) workshop, this time with the theme... More
Hacker Suspected of Extorting HBO Over ‘Game of Thrones’ Script is Charged (Digital Trends)
Winter is coming for the hacker involved in one of the most publicized computer hacks of 2017. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York named Iranian citi... More
How an Atlanta Power Couple’s Business Heightened Hollywood, Silicon Valley Piracy Anxieties (L.A. Times)
Jeffrey and Carrla Goldstein seem to have all the makings of a power couple from a reality TV show. They host events for local religious groups at their tony mansion o... More
NeuLion, Rogers Media Look at DRM Content Protection Solutions
Beginning in 2014, Rogers Media began streaming live sports through its Sportsnet NOW service, offering up the NHL, MLB, NBA, the Premiere League, and more, all protected with AES-... More
Protect Creativity: Piracy is About People’s Livelihoods (NexGuard Blog)
The global digital revolution has unequivocally led to a rise in consumer expectations when it comes to video. They expect access to their favorite movies, TV shows and live stream... More
MPAA Lobbies Congress on Streaming Piracy Boxes (TorrentFreak)
As part of its quest to reduce piracy, the MPAA continues to spend money on its lobbying activities, hoping to sway lawmakers in its direction. While the lobbying talks take pla... More
Irdeto Extends Security Partnership with Foxtel (HITS)
Irdeto has extended its long-standing security partnership with Foxtel, Australia’s leading pay TV operator. With Irdeto, Foxtel has a reliable and stable security partner that w... More
Russia Eyes Improved Anti-Piracy Measures … But Not for Hollywood Movies (Hollywood Reporter)
Russia's culture ministry has prepared a proposal aimed at fighting online movie piracy, but it will only concern local movies, leaving out Hollywood fare. Under the proposal, p... More
Online TV, Movie Piracy Losses to Soar to $52 Billion (Ooyala Videomind)
A new report from Digital TV Research posits that revenue losses due to piracy are expected to double between 2016 and 2022 to the tune of $51.6 billion, a significant chest of gol... More
Hollywood Screener Piracy Aided by 70,000 Mailed Award Discs (TorrentFreak)
At the end of the year movie industry insiders traditionally receive their screener copies, which they use to vote on the Oscars and other awards. As is tradition, quite a few o... More
Anatomy of the Crunchyroll Hack and a Cursory Static Analysis of Malware (ISE Blog)
If you are an anime enthusiast or just a Dragon Ball and a Yu-Gi-Oh! head, like me, you may have come across Crunchyroll (not linked since this security incident is still ongoing a... More
Keynote Speakers Announced for Dec. 6 Content Protection Summit
When industry leaders from major studios, networks and the content protection community gather Dec. 6 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles for the eighth annual CDSA Conte... More
Rogers Sportsnet, Sky Sports to Discuss Content Protection Strategies in Nov. 15 Webinar
It’s among the more pressing questions today for media and entertainment companies today: when looking at content protection technologies and services, should I just build my own... More
PwC Study Reveals Hollywood Has a Trust Problem (Deadline)
A spate of high-profile cyberattacks — on Sony Pictures Entertainment, HBO, Netflix and the Walt Disney Co. — have given the entertainment industry an image problem. Consume... More
