With the growing popularity of OTT video services and the related shifts in distribution strategies towards streaming, the threat of digital piracy of premium content has never been higher. Consumer expectations that digital content should be free, and a perception of entertainment companies’ high profitability, are among the factors that drive piracy behavior. This session addresses how content providers are using technology to combat piracy, while still preserving quality of service, quality of experience, and the quality of the customer relationship.
11:00 AM CT
Parks Associates
Acquiring and retaining subscribers are constant imperatives in today’s highly competitive and churn-prone OTT landscape. This is complicated further by the constantly evolving piracy threat in today’s digital-delivery-centric market. Parks Associates shares its latest research on subscriber retention and churn motivators, along with insights on piracy behavior and triggers.
11:15 AM CT
Moderator
Parks Associates
AI is frequently discussed in the OTT sector for its ability to increase engagement, aid retention, and combat churn. It is also increasingly becoming a vital part of content security, giving it predictive and proactive capabilities. This session addresses how companies are investing in systems to find and predict instances of piracy as a way to differentiate their service. Speakers discuss new technology and services that are improving the ability to find, predict, and combat today’s rapidly evolving digital piracy threats.
12:00 PM CT
Moderator
Parks Associates
Brightcove
12:30 PM CT
Moderator
Parks Associates
DealerAlly
Akamai Technologies
While piracy is a source of revenue loss, the testing of content theft under controlled circumstances and monitoring can provide valuable market intelligence to understand and highlight where piracy is taking place. This session addresses provider concerns about piracy and new solutions in the market.
1:30 PM CT
Parks Associates
