The prosecution of pirted IPTV has prompted rights-owning companies to take increasingly drastic measures. A few days ago, Movistar and LaLiga announced that they will block even faster the web pages that allow access to pirted IPTV . To this is added the persecution of links and videos on social networks, as well as the identification of those who are behind these networks. However, there is a new system that puts all pirted IPTV globally at risk.
We are talking about the Synamedia OTT ServiceGuard protection system. This software is developed by Synamedia, the world’s largest independent video software provider. The company is concerned about how easy it is for pirte platforms to completely hide their services from the rest of the network, including redistributing content using a CDN.
Nipping pirted IPTV in the bud
Synamedia OTT ServiceGuard is the first software that protects content between different platforms, including mobile phones, browsers and Smart TV, and it is the first to extend the protection to CDNs. By blocking pirted content just before the point of distribution, its reach is greatly reduced.
This tool also assigns a unique identifier to each client that cannot be cloned. Thanks to this, all users are assigned a unique ID so that accounts cannot be duplicated or content stolen. From Synamedia they affirm that the current anti-piacy methods are no longer useful, and that they are broken. Among them, DRM stands out, of which they affirm that it is no longer useful, since all the content that is seen on streaming platforms can be pirted without any major problem.
In addition, the tool allows you to identify rooted devices, which is also not very useful if we take into account that it is currently possible to bypass the root detection in Android. They also encrypt all communication between the client and the OTT service.
The system has been available as a service since the end of 2021, and its integration and deployment are quite fast. Its integration with the existing infrastructures of the OTT platforms has no impact on the user experience or on communications. Furthermore, it does not require any special technical knowledge to integrate it, and it does not increase the overhead. In turn, it is also compatible with current DRM systems.
Will streaming platforms implement it?
As we can see, this solution seeks to pursue one of the biggest problems encountered by payment platforms and anti-pircy associations : blocking the distribution of content. Currently, most blocks seek to prevent access to web pages, while seeking to arrest page operators or at least urge them to close them.
Blocking content is something that always creates problems, since they can continually change domains. Pirtes just need to get a stream of content, and from there use a CDN to distribute it without being afraid of blocks. At the moment, many platforms would have to implement solutions like this to avoid pircy, so we will have to see how the year progresses to see if we are facing the Denuvo of pirted IPTV.
