While companies at all levels of the broadcast chain are used to competition, the losses to content piracy are too great for there not to be concerted efforts at cooperation. These need to take place at all levels of the industry and at all steps of the process, from production and on-set content security through to transmission.
The concept of herd immunity which is such a crucial aspect of global vaccination programs, is important here. The more companies and organisations that are involved, the more effective the overall solution. Unfortunately, the converse can also be true, and if there is any weak spot in the chain at any point, even in a place far removed from what was considered to be the primary route to the consumer’s television or device, that weakness is there to be exploited.
