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Safeguard Data Privacy and Propel Your Business with Video Analytics

October 25, 2022

If you’re a DIYer, then you’ve probably had a similar experience. Now that you’re working from home part of the week, you need a more serious desk. You can pull out a hammer, screwdriver, sandpaper, and saw from your toolbox and build something basic. But if you want a desk that’s more functional — one […]

OTT service theft: Why your tokens are a pirate’s best friend

October 12, 2022

In the opening blog post of this series, we briefly introduced several common vulnerabilities that pirates exploit with ease to hack your video streaming service. In this blog and the next, we’ll take a deeper look into how pirates take advantage of OTT streaming security weaknesses. Before diving in, however, let’s remind ourselves of what […]

How Synamedia uses Amazon Rekognition Video to build advanced video search capabilities for long-form video

October 11, 2022

Synamedia is a leading video technology provider addressing the needs for premium video service providers and direct-to-consumer (D2C) with a comprehensive solution portfolio. Synamedia solutions spread across several pillars such as video networks, TV platforms, advertisement and monetization, and content protection and piracy disruption. Synamedia partnered with AWS to use artificial intelligence (AI) to develop enhanced […]

Is your streaming TV service prepared for the future?

October 10, 2022

Television. It has been around since the 1920’s and has constantly evolved: from a tone, a line, and an image; to black & white, color, and more. The delivery and consumption of content has also continued to evolve at unprecedented rates. One hundred years later, TV is still thriving, and we know that more evolution […]

Industry analyst Paolo Pescatore shares his insight on IBC 2022 with Synamedia

September 23, 2022

We caught up with our old friend Paolo Pescatore (@paolopescatore) to get his take on the key trends and hot topics that were on show at IBC ’22. From the importance of business models during a snowballing global recession (hint: advertising), through the value of partnerships, 5G, and the importance of ultra-low latency while delivering […]

How Pirates are Easily Hacking Your Video Streaming Service and How You Can Stop Them

September 1, 2022

Where there’s video streaming, there’s piracy. When pirates started siphoning video content from OTT streaming services over a decade ago by hacking their many vulnerabilities and common weaknesses, the barriers to entry were high: In order to illegally restream high-value content, they needed a high level of technological expertise and the means to set up […]

August 16, 2022

Yup, this is indeed a blog about content aggregation. But first, let me take you back to my youth. It’s totally relevant, so stay with me on this. Ever noticed how history tends to repeat itself, sometimes through the most unlikely of experiences? Without giving away my carbon dating, I recall when assembling a bunch […]

Synamedia and AWS: Protecting over-the-top streaming with watermarking and disruption – Part II: VOD

June 21, 2022

Watermarking is a key component for any content protection solution that detects and disrupts video theft.

April 18, 2022

We’re thrilled to finally meet with our customers, colleagues and friends safely at NAB this year. Read more for a glimpse into where we’ll be at the show and what you’ll see from us.

As Netflix cracks down, is credentials sharing reaching end of life?

April 14, 2022

One thing’s for sure, Netflix is clearly taking the issue seriously. So how does this impact other streaming video services? And what can you do about it? We have good news...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Dare to Change the World

February 11, 2022

For Synamedia team leader Yisca Vargon, this day isn’t just about women working in science. It’s a call to use science for making the world a better place.