Sound of Freedom Rocked the Charts with Anti-Piracy
January 30, 2024TV and movie viewing habits shifted to digital channels during the COVID pandemic. The competition between digital platforms and contents was driven by the rise in demand. As a result, the success of a content not only enhanced its value but also greatly contributed to the success of digital content providers/platforms. TV shows and movies that were protected during this time period became popular on multiple digital platforms, demonstrating once again that content protection maximizes the value of content and its lifespan. Let's look at the case study of "Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi" to better understand the impact of content protection and how DigiGuardians goes above and beyond.
Greater Success on Digital Platforms
Despite being Uğur Bayraktar's first production and screenwriting experience, “Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi”, was a huge hit on VOD platforms.
According to Box Office figures, the movie, which was released on December 10, 2021, drew 476,644 people to theaters throughout its 19-week theatrical run. While the film performed well in theaters, it performed significantly better on VOD platforms, consistently ranking among the Top 3 Most Watched Movies on Google Play Movies, iTunes, and Amazon Prime in 2022 and 2023 in Turkey.
| 2022 | |||
| Ranks | iTunes |
Google Play Movies
|
Amazon Prime
|
| 1 |
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
|
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
| Dilberay |
| 2 |
The Batman
|
Wrath of Man
|
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
|
| 3 | Dune |
Spider-Man: No Way Home
| Bergen |
| 4 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage |
Samaritan
|
| 5 | The Matrix Resurrections |
Uncharted
| The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| 6 |
Wrath of Man
| Dune | Şimdi Yandık |
| 7 | Uncharted | Free Guy | Adanış: Kutsal Kavga |
| 8 | Top Gun: Maverick | Sıfır Bir | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
| 9 | No Time to Die | The Batman | The Tomorrow War |
| 10 | The Northman |
The Matrix Resurrections
| Bad Cat |
*Click here for Flix Patrol's 2022 data.
| 2023 | |||
| Ranks | iTunes |
Google Play Movies
|
Amazon Prime
|
| 1 | Bullet Train |
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
| Bergen |
| 2 |
Top Gun: Maverick
|
Bullet Train
|
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
|
| 3 |
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi
| Bergen | Dilberay |
| 4 | Beast | Avatar | Venom: Let There Be Carnage |
| 5 | Elvis |
Moonfall
| Rüyanda Görürsün |
| 6 | The Batman | Rafadan Tayfa 2: Göbeklitepe | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ticket to Paradise |
The Batman
| Bad Cat |
| 8 | Nope | Spider-Man: No Way Home | House of Gucci |
| 9 | Moonfall | Rafadan Tayfa: Dehliz Macerası | The Tomorrow War |
| 10 | Jurassic World Dominion |
Wrath of Man
| The Honeymoon |
*Click here
for Flix Patrol's 2023 data. The data provided in the above table belongs to the Q1 of 2023.
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi riveted its success by also ranking in the bestsellers lists, in addition to being among the most watched movies on these platforms. The film topped both the Google Play Movies Best Sellers and the iTunes All-Time Best Selling Movies lists:
| Ranks | Google Play Movies - Bestsellers | iTunes - All Time Bestselling Movies |
| 1 | Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi | Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi |
| 2 | Bullet Train | Aile Arasında |
| 3 | Bergen | Kolonya Cumhuriyeti |
| 4 | Wrath of Man | Cebimdeki Yabancı |
| 5 | Rafadan Tayfa: Göbeklitepe | CM101MMXI Fundamentals |
| 6 | Moonfall | Yol Arkadaşım |
| 7 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Recep İvedik 5 |
| 8 | Rafadan Tayfa Dehliz Macerası | CMYLMZ |
| 9 | Avatar | Olanlar Oldu |
These findings unequivocally illustrate that content protection helps to maximize the value and potential of a content even 15 months after its release. It's important pointing out at this point that not all content protection services are created equal. There is a crucial "secret" that unlocks the full potential of a content.
The Crucial “Secret” to Ranking In The Top 3: In-Depth Protection Service!
The success of a movie on digital platforms depends on several factors, including the quality of content protection it receives and the scope of that protection. Continuity of protection and success in removing unauthorized copies from the entire internet are crucial in preserving the value of the content. Understanding these, "Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi" chose a long-term and comprehensive in-depth protection, allowing for the extensive removal of copyright infringing sources.
Four out of the first five movies on iTunes' All Times Best Selling Movies list utilized DigiGuardians’ content protection. DigiGuardians provided long-term content protection for each of these films. These protection services have been one of the most vivid examples and formulas for creating a success story in the digital age.
Some extracts from DigiGuardians' content protection report for "Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi" are provided below:
DigiGuardians Content Protection Results:
2385
Pirated Copies Detected
956
Pirate Links Found
2379
Pirated Copies Removed
%99.75
Success Rate
While removing the pirated content copies from every channel, the biggest fight against piracy has been on social media platforms. The following social media platforms received the most traffic for pirated sources:
- TikTok comes in first with 41%
- YouTube comes in second with 13.2%
- Twitter comes in third with 12.9%
- Telegram comes in fourth with 10.5%
Content protection efforts diverted this traffic away from illegal sources and toward legitimate VOD platforms, culminating in its success.
Meet Your Global Content Protection Service Provider: DigiGuardians
With ten years of experience in content protection and expertise in the media and entertainment industries, DigiGuardians' in-depth protection for content owners, producers, distributors, VOD platforms, and others is the most effective end-to-end solution.
DigiGuardians differentiates itself by going above and beyond: In addition to search engine de-listing and de-indexing, our in-house software locates the actual sources and files used to distribute pirated copies regardless of geographical location and language, and removes these sources and files in the shortest time possible to offer content right holders the greatest value possible.
DigiGuardians continues to provide protection services to numerous contents found on the largest digital content providers such as iTunes, Google Play Movies, and Amazon Prime:
| Contents in Top 10 Lists that are Protected by DigiGuardians | |||
iTunes 2022 | iTunes 2023 (For 2 Months - January&February) | Google Play Movies | Google Play Movies 2023 (For 2 Months - January&February) |
Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi | Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi | Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi | Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikayesi |
The Batman | The Batman | The Batman | The Batman |
Dune | Bullet Train | Dune | Bergen |
Spider-Man: No Way Home | Beast | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Spider-Man: No Way Home |
The Matrix Resurrections | Elvis | The Matrix Resurrections | Avatar |
No Time to Die | Ticket to Paradise | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Rafadan Tayfa 2: Göbeklitepe |
The Northman | Nope | Free Guy | The Northman |
Wrath of Man | Moonfall | Wrath of Man | Moonfall |
Uncharted | Jurassic World Dominion | Uncharted | Rafadan Tayfa: Dehliz Macerası |
Top Gun: Maverick | Top Gun: Maverick | Sıfır Bir | Wrath of Man |
Given that original creators are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of anti-piracy, DigiGuardians, with its ten years of experience, highly specialized team, and functional software, provides content producers with a comprehensive content protection solution that maximizes the value and success of their content.
#nomercy to pirated copies, violations, and unfair profits.
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Note: The content has been protected by DigiGuardians between 07.12.21 and 20.11.23.
