The past five years have witnessed a marked shift in concerns about Pay-TV piracy. Piracy efforts in the broadcast world primarily have taken the form of subscription sharing using Pay-TV smartcards, which provided keys for decrypting content onto specific channels that weren't meant to be accessed by non-subscribers. This type of piracy is referred to as card sharing and Control Word sharing in DVB lingo.
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A lot of juicy things happened this week in the world of OTT video devices. For starters, Apple had a major “whoops” by releasing a buggy Apple TV update. After being rammed by a slew of complaints fr...
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The hottest TV industry news this week all traced back to cable TV channel offerings. Eurosport finally inked a deal to show programming in the US on Discovery’s Velocity Channel. Speaking of quality ...
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A Casual Fling can come back to haunt you!! The Five Dangers that will Doom your Recommendations
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In my previous post, I highlighted the importance of looking at the content experience from the customers’ perspective. This was a point of focus at the TV Leaders Summit (TVLS) in Athens. One of the ...
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Pay-TV dominated the hottest TV industry news around the world this week. Subscriptions for pay-TV services have been skyrocketing in Croatia, while they continue to hold the crown for their share of ...
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Everybody’s Doing It, but are They Doing It Well?
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This week brought the TV industry a lot of groundbreaking news – some good, some not as good.
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Many interesting announcements took place in the TV industry this past week. For starters, there has been a huge growth in demand for OTT, multiscreen, and cloud TV in the Middle East and North Africa...
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