19/09/13 – AAPA, the European group set up to combat TV piracy, is coordinating global action with its counterparts in other regions, after staging a joint discussion event at IBC 2013.
The European AAPA (Audio-visual Alliance Against Piracy) is taking a lead role in a global effort to tackle new threats stimulated particularly by Internet video distribution, especially control word sharing and decrypted content redistribution. The AAPA has also called for greater international collaboration against traditional threats such as FTA (Free To Air) piracy, where readily available FTA satellite dishes are used to intercept pay TV signals.
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