Closed IPTV Monitoring

Many pirate IPTV services operate behind authentication and paywalls, impervious to traditional forms of monitoring. 

The rapid expansion of paid-for pirate subscription Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) streaming services has been fuelled by an ecosystem of for-profit piracy. These services involve distributors who obtain illegally sourced content; resellers who market and offer subscriptions for these services; and off-the-shelf, mass produced hardware (e.g. streaming sticks and IPTV set-top boxes), whose only realistic use is illegal stream consumption. Sophisticated-looking sites and/or apps are driven by turnkey or open-source content management systems that deliver a user experience often indistinguishable from legitimate sources.

Consumers, in turn, pay a fee which is normally a fraction of a typical legitimate subscription. This provides access to a vast catalogue of illegal content, consisting of thousands of linear channels, live events and extensive Video On Demand (VOD) catalogue, spanning global channels and content owners, offering a content mix that legitimate providers are unable to match.

FMTS has built an effective capability to infiltrate these services and identify stolen content. This involves the creation and maintenance of covert identities and payment methods, used to obtain subscriptions to IPTV services.

Payment disruption

Preventing pirate IPTV services from monetising their stolen content is an important disruption action. FMTS can use the evidence gathered as part of the subscription transaction process to identify merchants, payment gateways, card networks and other payment methods. We then work with these providers to disrupt pirates' income streams.

Closed IPTV Monitoring

• Provides ongoing research of available subscription services focusing on services targeting your content, including Kodi, Smart TV apps, specific IPTV set-top boxes and mobile apps
• Purchases and maintains multiple subscriptions to a pool of pirate IPTV services using covert identities and associated payment details
• Maintains records and other evidence regarding each purchase for future legal proceedings, blocking orders or payment disruption
• Works with infrastructure providers to disable piracy sources operating on their networks

All of these measures disrupt piracy, and erode faith in pirate operations, diverting audiences back to legitimate sources. 

Solving unique challenges 

To gain access to closed IPTV services, the FMTS team uses a variety of covert methods that we’ve honed during our 20 years in the industry. Our unrivalled experience of monitoring illicit content enables us to find, locate, and disrupt fraudulent sharing, keeping you in control of your content and revenue.  

Don’t let IPTV services profit from your content – take control with FMTS.