With video piracy on the rise, protecting broadcast media content has become a priority among content producers and delivery network providers. Live broadcasts of sports and other streaming events are subject to piracy and vulnerable to bad actors illegally selling access to the content. For example: Global pirated video material gets over 230 billion views a year. More than 80% of global online piracy can be attributed to illegal streaming services. Annual global revenue losses from digital piracy are between $40 and $97.1 billion in the movie industry. Protecting live media content from local and global broadcasts typically includes setting up and tearing…

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