Stop CDN leeching, safeguard premium content & protect your bottom line?

Verimatrix and Velocix have announced a strategic partnership to help streaming providers combat piracy, boost paid video subscriptions, and cut content delivery network (CDN) costs. This joint initiative, said the companies, provides streaming providers with the means to detect, deny, and prevent unsanctioned usage of CDN capacity by third parties.

Carlo Stramaglia, Head of Anti-Piracy Business, Verimatrix, said, “Collaborating with Velocix was a logical step for Verimatrix, as we have complementary technology and share a common goal of protecting streaming provider’s bottom line from the scourge of stream piracy.

“Streamkeeper Counterspy was designed to work hand-in-hand with CDNs, and Velocix is the ideal partner to showcase how we can turn piracy protection into a direct cost-saving and revenue-generating advantage for our customers and theirs.”

CDN leeching, where unauthorised users consume content directly from the network without paying for it, is a critical and costly challenge for video service providers. 

Verimatrix’s Streamkeeper Counterspy protects the client side, ensuring only legitimate users can access content, by providing string app authentication, protecting content keys, and safeguarding the token exchange.

Velocix’s Carrier-Grade CDN and Video Analytics Platform bring powerful server-side features, including advanced tokenisation schemes, rate throttling, token revocation, and AI-powered anomaly detection. 

Together, the companies’ combined strengths across the delivery chain provide a means to stop stream piracy, safeguard premium content, and reduce delivery costs. Operators can also grow video subscriptions by enforcing paid relationships and improving the experience for legitimate subscribers by unlocking pirated bandwidth on the CDN for paid users. CDN demands can be reduced by 30% or more during peak usage periods thanks to the elimination of illicit traffic.

Marco Rico, Head of Products, Velocix, added, “CDN leeching is a critical concern for the streaming industry because the negative impacts to video businesses are big, real, and happening right now.“Our alliance with Verimatrix, enables us to combine our considerable experience to offer operators a clear path to combat stream theft to both reduce costs and drive higher returns, enabling them to run better, more profitable video businesses.”