Securing the Value of the Streaming Economy
Benchmarking the Companies Leading Digital Content Security
Digital piracy is becoming an industrialized business, putting the value of premium content at greater risk. Unauthorized live streams can erode subscriber revenue, advertising value, and the value of exclusive content rights. From illicit Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and stolen credentials to Content Delivery Network (CDN) leeching and AI-enabled evasion, piracy is becoming harder to contain; pushing content security beyond access control toward prevention, attribution, active disruption, and revenue protection.
Benchmark Streaming Platform Leaders
The Questions Media Leaders Are Asking
For premium live content, the ability to trace and disrupt piracy within minutes is becoming a critical differentiator.
Leading approaches are connecting access control with watermarking, monitoring, intelligence, enforcement, and disruption.
As digital rights management (DRM) becomes more standardized, leadership is increasingly being defined by innovation, integrated protection, and measurable business impact.
Which content security companies are best positioned to protect premium media as piracy becomes faster, more sophisticated, and increasingly commercialized?
Frost & Sullivan’s Frost Radar™: Digital Media Content Security and Anti-piracy Services, 2026, evaluates leading companies based on proprietary DRM or watermarking IP, integrated anti-piracy capabilities, media focus, multi-regional operations, and in-scope revenue.