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Cutting the Cord - Threat, Chimera, or Opportunity?

Fri, Jul 18, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

According to research firm Point Topic, global IPTV subscriptions have topped the 100 million mark for the first time, reaching 100.9m with 4.8% growth in the first quarter of 2014. Unsurprisingly, China leads the way with nearly a third of the entire figure, followed next by France (14.8m) and the USA (12.8m). So, with these figures not even accounting for the rapidly rising OTT sector, is it time to finally acknowledge that cord-cutting —consumers ditching pay-TV contracts for a consumption pattern powered by IP —is at long last here?

Wed, Jul 16, 2014 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

For content services providers, deciding how to structure their technical value chain is a crucial consideration.

Mon, Jul 14, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

A new form of video content piracy has emerged over the last ten years, exploiting technological advances to illegally retransmit highly lucrative live broadcast sports events and, in so doing, squeez...

Tue, Jul 8, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

International news and business media have been drawing attention to our successful efforts to combat the unauthorised streaming of live matches at the World Cup in Brazil.

Wed, Jun 25, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

While the broadcast industry has long been subject to sometimes unwelcome regulation – one thinks of the ongoing difficulties of spectrum allocation reform in Europe – the current debate over net neut...

Wed, Jun 18, 2014 | by David Leporini

It looks like a shark fin – a sudden, abrupt and massive technology adoption, followed by a rapid decline upon the arrival of a new disruptive technology wave. In Big Bang Disruption, Downes and Nunes...

Wed, Jun 11, 2014 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

As sport is so premium with such a mass following, it should have specially-tailored content protection.

Tue, Jun 10, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

Football fans around the globe are eagerly awaiting the start of the football event in Brazil in a few days’ time. Most will watch the action on legitimate TV channels and platforms, but a significant...

Wed, Jun 4, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

In the latest chapter of our long-standing relationship with Boxer TV, Viaccess-Orca is playing a key role in enabling the Nordic pay-TV company to undertake a substantial expansion in the Scandinavia...