Five truths about streaming video piracy
Video piracy is on the rise. That’s a fact. But despite the coverage, and concern, about 21st-century swashbucklers armed with a keyboard and Internet connection, how well do we know pirates? Do we really understand what they do and how they do it? More importantly, is there anything we can do to take them on? […]
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Piracy challenge provides an opportunity that pays off
To beat the pirates first you need to understand them. This has been one of Synamedia’s mantras for success in combating piracy, understanding pirate technologies and pirate hacking methodologies in order to employ the latest technologies to protect our customers’ infrastructure. But as pirates have continued to grow and multiply, they are increasingly costing the […]
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Fore! The impact of metadata on video content discovery and monetisation
I am very much looking forward to this year’s Master’s Tournament. As a wannabe golfer and avid technologist, I enjoy seeing how the top players leverage the latest technology to up their game. The modern golf game as we know it today has been around for over 600 years, and many an invention has changed […]
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Application tailored latency: the way forward for monetising sports streaming at scale
With the high price of sports content rights, streaming providers are looking for new ways to monetise these investments. The good news is that streaming offers providers new routes to revenue with applications for betting, watch parties and multi-angle views. However, streaming providers face a challenge achieving the right levels of latency – particularly for […]
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Cut costs of long-tail channels with Just-In-Time streaming technology
Long tail channels, with their specialized content and smaller, more targeted audiences, can be expensive for service providers to deliver efficiently. However, with the right technology and approach, providers can cut costs while still delivering a high-quality viewing experience. Just-in-time streaming technology is one such approach, allowing providers to reduce storage and delivery costs by only streaming content when it is actually being watched.
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AWS provides flexibility, scale, and security for Synamedia Clarissa
Cloud Software-as-a-Service tools are increasingly becoming the go-to choice for the operations of mission-critical business functions. Yet, on the surface, most public clouds look the same, offering globally available storage and compute services that connect users with essential tools. However, for SaaS providers, selecting the right cloud is fundamental to unleashing the full potential of […]
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How Does Illegal IPTV Work?
The removal rates for pirated content are poor and static. The anti-piracy industry must adopt a more commercial mindset to tackle illegal IPTV services
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From password sharing to sports and green streaming, our industry predictions for 2023
2022 came with its share of highs and lows but the wake-up call was served by Netflix in April when it reported a major loss of subscribers for the first time in over a decade. Although we expect significant growth in streaming over the next years, we are entering a period of economic uncertainty with […]
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How about looking at password sharing as a growth opportunity and not a problem?
Gone are the days when video streaming services turned a blind eye towards users who rampantly share passwords with friends and family. Leading the pack, Netflix has already sounded the bugle against password sharers, and everyone is watching, taking note. But how about converting these sharers into paying subscribers? According to a Variety report, about […]
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The Synamedia Quortex approach to live streaming with Amazon EC2 Spot Instances
Synamedia Quortex demonstrates that EC2 Spot Instances can be used for time-critical services like video streaming. This creates an interesting new option for events and for streaming with unpredictable and highly variable loads. The solution is complementary to other AWS options and can be combined with savings plans or reserved Instances to reduce the costs […]
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Why FAST Channels don’t need to be a shared success
Blink and you could miss it. The emergence of FAST and its breakneck speed of change sometimes makes one feel like they are competing with F1 and NASCAR drivers. But rather than creating your own manic, nerve-racking version of the 1990s action movie Speed, where Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock must keep the bus moving […]
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OTT service theft: Why DRM isn’t enough to protect your streaming service
In the second post of our series, we described how pirates exploit various tokens to carry out common hacks on video streaming services. In this post, we’ll look at the vulnerabilities of DRM from two different perspectives. Firstly, how pirates exploit DRM vulnerabilities to gain access to and re-distribute your OTT streaming services. Secondly, how […]
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