In today’s digital-first world, forensic watermarking for video protection has become essential. As video content grows in value -across OTT platforms, e-learning, and corporate environments, piracy poses an increasing threat. Whether it’s pre-release screeners or premium courses, protecting videos from unauthorized distribution is more important than ever. It’s no longer just about torrents or shady DVD vendors. Today’s pirates often sit inside the system—users, partners, even reviewers. They’re leaking premium content within hours, sometimes minutes. That’s where forensic watermarking comes in. Not flashy. Not loud. But quietly powerful. In 2023, piracy cost the entertainment industry more than $50 billion. Over…
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Geo Blocking Video: How to Implement Geo Restrictions
Geo blocking video (or geo-restriction) is the practice of restricting access to online video content based on a user’s geographic location. If you’ve ever seen the message “This video is not available in your country,” you’ve encountered geo blocking. Content providers use this technique to control where their videos can be viewed, often to comply with licensing agreements, local laws, or business strategies. In this updated 2025 guide, we understand into why geo-blocking matters, how it works (covering IP-based, GPS-based, and DNS-based methods), tools and services to implement it, how to tackle VPNs and proxies in video streaming. Table Of…
What is Live Video Streaming and How Does It Work?
Start Live Streaming for Free Did you know that 23% of global viewing time is spent watching live content? And more importantly, live content generates 27% more minutes of watch time per viewing than on-demand video. See, live streaming isn’t just a trend; it’s a game-changer tool for your eLearning and media businesses. (more…)
CENC Common Encryption Algorithms & Methods Guide
A fundamental concept of modern security, encryption, serves as the cornerstone to safeguard data storage, digital communications, streaming, online transactions and much more. Derived from the roots of cryptography, encryption transforms a plain, readable information into an unreadable or unintelligible form using mathematical algorithms and secret keys. The same data is decrypted using a decryption key at the client/user’s end. The overall purpose of encryption is to make sensitive data confidential and secure, restricting unauthorized access, sharing or copying. To simplify the content protection process for video creators and distributors, CENC, or Common Encryption Scheme ensures interoperability between various DRM…
Video Codecs: Everything You Need To Know About
During the pandemic when most of the world was under lockdown and more people were online than ever, major video streaming platforms took a collective decision to limit video content to 480p to relieve strain on global mobile networks. Did you know YouTube (35%) and Netflix (15%) account for 50% of all global mobile internet traffic? The report also suggests 79% of global mobile data traffic will be video by 2022. With this growth rate, video codecs will play an even bigger role in the years to come. Statista provides information on the level of global mobile video traffic from…
5 Video Encryption Technologies Compared for Video Protection: VdoCipher
Video Encryption Technologies Compared for Video Protection Partial video encryption and decryption of streaming content with open key exchange are the main flaws that lie in basic encrypted video streaming technologies and thus make them vulnerable, making DRM the best choice. Explore DRM Encryption Direct Partner with Google for Widevine DRM AWS Standard Technology Partner Table of Contents: What is Video Encryption? 5 Types of Video Encryption Technologies: Pros & Flaws What is video DRM encryption & how does it compare to AES 128, HLS E, and others? What encryption is used by VdoCipher? In today's digital time, it's no…