International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Dare to Change the World
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.
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Twelve Lucky Grapes
Happy New Year! - ¡Próspero Año Nuevo!
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The Limitations of CDN One-Time Token Validation
If you think one-time token validation is the way to stop token abuse and manipulation, think again. This solution – suggested by some CDN vendors – has several shortcomings, but fear not, there is a better way to stop token duplication.
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Embedding the Headend Watermark: When to Do it… and Why?
Should you insert the watermark before or after encoding? A simple question perhaps, but the answer can have big consequences. We’ve done our homework, so you don’t have to.
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You need video insights
The reason Pay-TV providers aren’t as data-driven as their internet competitors isn’t because they lack data – it’s because they’re not using it to its full potential. Zoom in a little, and it’s easy to see why: the video data pouring in from countless services and devices creates a fragmented and disjointed dataset that most video […]
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Capture viewer attention with video insights
Using data-driven video content insights, you can deliver a compelling, personalised experience that keeps your customers switched on and reduces churn. The old adage that content is king is still true. But when your viewers are overwhelmed by choice – or too impatient to find what they want – you need video insights to help […]
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A New Security Layer
Vulnerabilities of OTT Streaming Services and how to overcome them
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How to #BeCyberSmart in Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S. Unsure how to do your part to stay cybersmart? Have no fear, our security team is here!
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Client vs. Headend Watermarking – What’s The Best Approach for OTT?
Robustness, deployment and maintenance, user experience, content awareness… these are the important factors you need to consider. And we’ve done the hard work for you in this, the second blog of our three-part series.
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3 Reasons why not all ATSC-3.0 Receivers are created equal
Synamedia is spearheading ATSC 3.0’s transformation. With new opportunities for broadcasters and pay-TV providers to offer hybrid services, ATSC 3.0 is poised to lead our industry’s next revolution. Read on for more about what makes our solution top-notch.
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A VIVID picture of what NAB and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo would have been for Synamedia’s Video Network
We were ready to go! Like many others, we were looking forward to the industry coming together once again at NAB and the SCTE Cable Tec Expo. Here’s a sneak peek of the stories we would have shared together.
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Operation 404: The Good Guys Prevail
Piracy is a big profitable business. In fact, the top 20 largest pirate websites each make almost $20m annually just from ad revenue and piracy is responsible for at least $29 billion in lost revenues in the U.S. alone. In Brazil, ABTA (Brazilian Pay TV Association) estimates that the financial impact of pay TV piracy is around $3 billion (BRL 15.5 billion) per year.
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