Upcoming webinar: Beating the clock in the live piracy economy

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Live piracy has become a fast-moving, industrialised ecosystem where content is often exploited within minutes of distribution – making time the decisive factor in effective protection.

This webinar examines the current piracy landscape and the most prevalent attack vectors, the role of offshore hosting providers, and how systematic infringement enables scale, speed, and resilience across global networks. It also addresses the critical role of intermediaries such as internet service providers (ISPs), whose responsiveness directly affects enforcement outcomes in live scenarios.

The discussion explores why antipiracy must shift from reactive, post-mortem responses to preventive, real-time strategies. It highlights the operational and structural hurdles that slow detection and takedown, and why these challenges are amplified in live sports and event-driven content. The overarching message is clear: safeguarding live value requires coordinated action, faster intervention, and a prevention-first approach that matches the pace of modern piracy.

Speakers:

Miruna Herovanu, Executive Director of AAPA

As the Executive Director of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA), Miruna Herovanu represents leading broadcasters, sports leagues, and technology providers across Europe and beyond. She leads AAPA’s engagement with EU institutions, regulators, and enforcement bodies, focusing on the infrastructure and business models enabling large-scale audiovisual piracy. Her work centres on advancing practical, enforceable solutions to live and on-demand content theft.

Mark Lichtenhein, Chairman of SROC

In his role as the Chairman of the Sports Rights Owners Coalition (SROC), Mark Lichtenhein represents the collective interests of over 50 international and national sports bodies in the protection and development of their intellectual property rights. SROC seeks proper recognition of the value of sport from governments across the world, and effective protection for their rights under law. Lichtenhein has worked in the sports and sports technology industry for over 25 years, with executive roles at European Tour Productions (ETP), Siemens, Groupe Bull, Cap Gemini, and the industry-led European Software Institute in Bilbao, Spain, which was co-funded by the European Commission.

Maria Malinkowitsch, Director of Product Management at Verimatrix

Maria Malinkowitsch, Director of Product Management at Verimatrix, boasts extensive expertise in video distribution and product management. After over 13 years at SES managing a comprehensive video distribution portfolio – including satellite capacity, encryption, encoding, uplink, and OTT streaming services – Malinkowitsch joined Verimatrix in 2022 to lead the antipiracy portfolio. There, she advances secure video delivery worldwide through technologies such as Streamkeeper Watermarking and Counterspy. She is committed to enabling secure video delivery globally, fostering a safer and more accessible digital media experience for all.

Dr. Klaus Schenk, Chief Technology Officer at Verimatrix 

Dr. Klaus Schenk, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Verimatrix, is responsible for driving Verimatrix's technology vision and innovation strategy while overseeing the security architecture and advanced technologies that power the company's product portfolio. With deep expertise spanning video security, cryptography, and cybersecurity, Schenk is passionate about turning ideas into reality and helping keep Verimatrix at the forefront of technology innovation. His journey in video content protection began more than 20 years ago at BetaResearch and later Comvenient. Before joining Verimatrix, Klaus led the development of a DVB smart-card-less conditional access system at Comvenient that was later acquired by Verimatrix and deployed worldwide.